Former Cambodian lawmaker shot dead in Bangkok, say Thai police

Authorities issue arrest warrant for alleged hit man in brazen attack

A general view of the scene where 74-year-old Lim Kimya, a former politician with the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, was shot dead in Bangkok. © Reuters

January 8, 2025 14:00 JST

BANGKOK (Reuters) -- A Thai court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for an alleged hit man who shot dead a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok's crowded old quarter, police said.

Lim Kimya, 74, who had arrived in Thailand just hours earlier, was shot dead on Tuesday by a waiting gunman who fired three shots, said a police officer, who declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak to media.