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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.[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]

Killing

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On 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 Cambodia by local police.[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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai media". France 24. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ Adair, Stephanie (7 January 2025). "Gunman shoots dead former Cambodian Opposition MP in Bangkok". The Nation. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Cambodian-French Political Activist Shot Dead in Bangkok". Khaosod English. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b Thepgumpanat, Panarat; Wongcha-um, Panu (8 January 2025). "Suspected killer of former Cambodia lawmaker arrested, Thai police say". Reuters. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Suspected killer of former Cambodian MP arrested". Bangkok Post. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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