Cambodian Opposition Politician Assassinated in Bangkok

Lim Kimya, a former Cambodian MP and vocal critic of Hun Sen's regime, was shot dead in a targeted attack linked to political repression.

Lim Kimya, a 74-year-old former opposition MP and dual Cambodian-French citizen, was fatally shot near Bangkok's Khaosan Road after arriving from Cambodia with his wife and uncle.
Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for the suspected gunman, identified as a former Thai marine and motorbike taxi driver, who was apprehended in Cambodia hours after the attack.
The assassination has been widely condemned as a politically motivated act, with opposition leader Sam Rainsy accusing former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen of orchestrating the killing.
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), of which Lim was a member before its dissolution in 2017, described the killing as a brutal attack on political freedom.
Human rights groups have called for an impartial investigation, highlighting growing threats against Cambodian dissidents, even those in exile, and the use of transnational repression in the region.