Former Cambodian Member of Parliament murdered in BKK

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Former Cambodian Member of Parliament murdered in BKK

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https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... in-bangkok

A former Cambodian opposition MP was shot dead by a motorcyclist near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Tuesday evening.

Lim Kimya, 73, died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin.

Police said surveillance camera video from the scene showed a man riding a red Honda Wave 100 motorcycle, licence plate number 845, wearing a helmet, long jeans and a grey short-sleeved shirt with a bag across the front. It is believed that a gun was hidden in the bag.

The deceased, who held Cambodian and French nationality, had reportedly travelled to Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia, with his French wife and Cambodian uncle.

The shooting took place shortly after they arrived at the scene, according to police. The perpetrator rode up on a motorcycle, parked it and got off to shoot. He then rode away along Phra Sumen Road, passing in front of Wat Bowonniwet, police said.

Lim Kimya was a member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was the main opposition party in Cambodia before it was dissolved by the Supreme Court in November 2017.

Even though he held a French passport and could easily have resettled, he was one of a handful of party MPs who remained behind in Cambodia after many others fled into exile to avoid further persecution by then-prime minister HE
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Bluejeanbaby wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 2:33 am https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... in-bangkok

A former Cambodian opposition MP was shot dead by a motorcyclist near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Tuesday evening.

Lim Kimya, 73, died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin.

Police said surveillance camera video from the scene showed a man riding a red Honda Wave 100 motorcycle, licence plate number 845, wearing a helmet, long jeans and a grey short-sleeved shirt with a bag across the front. It is believed that a gun was hidden in the bag.

The deceased, who held Cambodian and French nationality, had reportedly travelled to Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia, with his French wife and Cambodian uncle.

The shooting took place shortly after they arrived at the scene, according to police. The perpetrator rode up on a motorcycle, parked it and got off to shoot. He then rode away along Phra Sumen Road, passing in front of Wat Bowonniwet, police said.

Lim Kimya was a member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was the main opposition party in Cambodia before it was dissolved by the Supreme Court in November 2017.

Even though he held a French passport and could easily have resettled, he was one of a handful of party MPs who remained behind in Cambodia after many others fled into exile to avoid further persecution by then-prime minister HE
It's what you didn't say that tell you a lot. You tried to type the name of the former Prime Minister of Cambodia and it came out as HE. The long arm of corruption reaches out into insignificant little Cambodian Expats Online, innocently trying to amuse ourselves talking about beer, bargirls and how to make a good eggs benedict. :beer1:
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scott61 wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:12 am
Bluejeanbaby wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 2:33 am https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... in-bangkok

A former Cambodian opposition MP was shot dead by a motorcyclist near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Tuesday evening.

Lim Kimya, 73, died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin.

Police said surveillance camera video from the scene showed a man riding a red Honda Wave 100 motorcycle, licence plate number 845, wearing a helmet, long jeans and a grey short-sleeved shirt with a bag across the front. It is believed that a gun was hidden in the bag.

The deceased, who held Cambodian and French nationality, had reportedly travelled to Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia, with his French wife and Cambodian uncle.

The shooting took place shortly after they arrived at the scene, according to police. The perpetrator rode up on a motorcycle, parked it and got off to shoot. He then rode away along Phra Sumen Road, passing in front of Wat Bowonniwet, police said.

Lim Kimya was a member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was the main opposition party in Cambodia before it was dissolved by the Supreme Court in November 2017.

Even though he held a French passport and could easily have resettled, he was one of a handful of party MPs who remained behind in Cambodia after many others fled into exile to avoid further persecution by then-prime minister HE
It's what you didn't say that tell you a lot. You tried to type the name of the former Prime Minister of Cambodia and it came out as HE. The long arm of corruption reaches out into insignificant little Cambodian Expats Online, innocently trying to amuse ourselves talking about beer, bargirls and how to make a good eggs benedict. :beer1:
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He didn't say a thing. It is cut and pasted from the bangkokpost link. :facepalm:

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Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai media

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Assignation on foreign soil??

"Lim Kimya... died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin," the Bangkok Post reported, adding that the deceased was a dual Cambodian-French national.
Thai police confirmed the death of a Cambodian man without identifying him as Lim Kimya, telling AFP "we are currently investigating the motives and will provide more information at a later time".

Multiple Thai media outlets reported that a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on Lim Kimya as he arrived in the Thai capital from the Cambodian city of Siem Reap by bus, accompanied by his French wife and a Cambodian uncle.
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Lim Kimya was elected as an opposition member of Cambodia's parliament following a general poll in 2013 in which the ruling party under former leader HE almost lost to its then-rival, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
The CNRP, which was founded in 2012 by opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha and once considered the sole viable opponent to the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), was dissolved by court order in 2017.

Scores of opposition politicians and MPs, including Lim Kimya, were banned from political activities following the party's dissolution.

Rights groups have accused HE -- who ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades before stepping down in 2023 and handing power to his eldest son, HM -- of using the legal system to crush any opposition to his rule.

Scores of opposition politicians and activists were convicted and jailed during his time in power, with challengers forced to flee and freedom of expression stifled.
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No, he is Cambodian with French citizenship.
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phuketrichard wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:18 am Assassination(ftfy) on foreign soil??
Yep, it does happen - just ask Wanchalearm Satsaksit - oh wait... :hattip:
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If this happened in the United States or UK, everyone would be told this a "botched" robbery (despite no attempt at stealing anything) and the powers that be would sue you into silence for daring to speak up about the killing a la Jill Dando or Stephen Paddock's massacre, so let's not hear anything about the Thai or Khmer judicial systems until they can at least catch up to par about lying about the motive
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Another lame attempt at deflection, without ever addressing the actual story.
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My statement, was meant as sarcastic..

Israel assassinates people with impunity on foreign soil all the time

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An arrest warrant has been issued for Ekkalak, a former navy marine, accused of shooting and killing Lim Kimya,
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