Misplaced Pages

Lim Kimya

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jameson Nightowl (talk | contribs) at 19:32, 8 January 2025 (corrected typo). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 19:32, 8 January 2025 by Jameson Nightowl (talk | contribs) (corrected typo)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Cambodian and French politician (1951/1952–2025)

Lim Kimya
លឹម គិមយ៉ា
Member of Parliament of Cambodia
In office
2013–2018
Personal details
Born1951/1952
Died7 January 2025 (aged 73)
near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityCambodian
French
Political partyCambodia National Rescue (2012–2017)

Lim Kimya (Khmer: លឹម គិមយ៉ា; 1951/1952 – 7 January 2025) was a Cambodian and French politician. A member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Lim was first elected as a member of parliament in 2013 and served until 2018.

Killing

On 7 January 2025, Lim was killed in Bangkok in a shooting near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara. Both colleagues and Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates described the shooting as an assassination . Lim had recently arrived in Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia with his wife and uncle. The gunman was on a motorcycle.

On 8 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued a warrant for Ekaluck Paenoi, the suspected killer. After a daylong manhunt led by the Metropolitan Police Bureau, a suspect was arrested in Cambodia by local police. The suspect is a 41-year-old Thai national who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver, and is a former marine.

References

  1. ^ "Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai media". France 24. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. "Gunman shoots dead former Cambodian Opposition MP in Bangkok". nationthailand. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ^ Beech, Hannah (8 January 2025). "Former Cambodian Opposition Member Lim Kimya Killed in Bangkok". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Former Cambodian MP shot dead in Bangkok". Bangkok Post. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. "Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok 'assassination'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. "Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports". The Guardian. 8 January 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. "Cambodian police detain a Thai man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok". AP News. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. English, Khaosod (7 January 2025). "Cambodian-French Political Activist Shot Dead in Bangkok". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-police-seek-arrest-suspected-killer-former-cambodian-lawmaker-2025-01-08/
  10. "Suspected killer of former Cambodian MP arrested". Bangkok Post. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
Stub icon

This article about a Cambodian politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: