Former marine accused of assassinating ex-lawmaker in Bangkok says he acted out of "gratitude," police say
Lim Kimya was gunned down by a motorcyclist as he arrived in Bangkok by bus from Cambodia with his French wife.
Cambodia accused after brazen assassination in Bangkok
He had just arrived in Bangkok with his wife on a bus from Cambodia. A police officer attempted to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. "He was courageous, with an independent mind,
Cambodian police detain a Thai man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
Cambodian police say they have apprehended a Thai man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area
Visiting Dissident Is Gunned Down in Bangkok
The killing of a former Cambodian politician stoked safety fears that Thailand is no refuge for those fleeing autocracy.
Adviser to Cambodian Leader Is Wanted in Thailand Over Dissident’s Killing
The Thai authorities accused an adviser to Hun Sen of hiring the gunman who killed a former Cambodian opposition figure in Bangkok last week.
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A politician was shot dead in Bangkok. Did another country do it?
The victim was Lim Kimya, a 73-year-old former parliamentarian from the main Cambodian opposition party, the CNRP, which was banned in 2017. He had been hit in the chest by two bullets, according to the Thai police. He had just arrived in Bangkok with his wife on a bus from Cambodia.