Thai suspect confesses to killing Cambodian ex-lawmaker Lim Kimya
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Thai suspect confesses to killing Cambodian ex-lawmaker Lim Kimya

The Hindu  

“A Thai man suspected of killing a former Cambodian Opposition lawmaker in Bangkok has confessed to the crime,” police said Saturday. Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker for the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, was gunned down on Tuesday by a motorcyclist as he arrived in Bangkok by bus from Cambodia with his French wife. Cambodian Opposition figures have accused the country’s powerful former leader Hun Sen of ordering the shooting. Mr. Hun Sen ruled Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly four decades, with rights groups accusing him of using the legal system to crush opposition to his rule.

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Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
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Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok

The Hindu  

Thai police on Wednesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former Opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area. Lim Kimya, an ex-lawmaker from the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, was shot dead near a temple close to Khaosan Road on Tuesday evening. Lim Kimya’s shooting came on the …

Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
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Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thai police on Wednesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area. Lim Kimya, an ex-lawmaker from the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, was shot dead near a temple close to Khaosan Road on Tuesday evening. Lim Kimya’s shooting came …

Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure
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Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure

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Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting. The murder of Lim Kimya came as Cambodia’s former ruler Hun Sen demanded that anyone opposing the country’s regime, now headed by his son Hun Manet, should be marked as a “terrorist”. Former Prime Minister Hun Sen ruled Cambodia with an iron fist for …

Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok ‘assassination’
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Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok ‘assassination’

Al Jazeera  

Lim Kimya, 74, had refused to flee Cambodia even after former PM Hun Sen threatened to make opposition MPs lives ‘hell’. Lim Kimya, a former member of Cambodia’s National Assembly with the now-exiled opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, has been shot in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, in an attack labelled an “assassination” by former colleagues. Bangkok's Chana Songkhram Police Station has …

Thailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments
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Thailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH — Six Cambodian activists charged with treason over Facebook comments criticizing their government have been deported from Thailand to stand trial, a pro-democracy group said Thursday. The Khmer Movement for Democracy, a movement formed by opposition leaders in exile, criticized the decision to return the four women and two men Nov. 24, saying they will face “inhuman and …

UN decries Thailand’s deportation of Cambodian activists
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UN decries Thailand’s deportation of Cambodian activists

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The U.N. refugee agency has condemned Thailand’s deportation of three Cambodian political activists back to their home country, describing it as part of a “trend” of returning Cambodian refugees across the border where they face the risk of persecution. “We are extremely alarmed by this trend of forcibly returning refugees to Cambodia, where they face a …

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