Lim Kimya
Lim Kimya (Khmer: លឹម គិមយ៉ា; 1951 or 1952 – 7 January 2025) was a Cambodian and French politician.[1][2][3] A member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Lim was first elected as a member of parliament in 2013 and served until 2018.[1] KillingOn 7 January 2025, Lim was killed in Bangkok in a shooting near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara.[4] Both colleagues and Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates described the shooting as an assassination.[5][6] Lim had recently arrived in Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia with his wife and uncle.[4] The gunman was on a motorcycle. On 8 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued a warrant for Ekaluck Paenoi, the suspected killer.[7][3] After a daylong manhunt led by the Metropolitan Police Bureau, a suspect was arrested in Battambang province in Cambodia by local police.[7][8][9] The suspect is a 41-year-old Thai national who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver, and is a former marine.[9][10] On 9 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued an additional warrant for Pich Kimrin, a Cambodian national, alleging his involvement in Lim's killing. The Metropolitan Police Bureau stated that he had entered Thailand on the same minibus as Lim and had subsequently left the country following the attack.[11] On 15 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued another arrest warrant for Somwang Bamrungkit, a Thai and Cambodian dual national who is known in Cambodia by Ly Rotanakraksmey.[12] Somwang is an advisor to Cambodia's former Prime Minister Hun Sen.[12] References
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