Gunman who killed Cambodian ex-MP jailed for life in Thailand

A Thai gunman was sentenced to life in prison on Oct 3 for the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok, a judge said.

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French national Lim Kimya, a former opposition MP in Cambodia, was shot dead on Jan 7 by Thai gunman Ekkalak Paenoi when he arrived in Bangkok from Cambodia with his wife.

Cambodian opposition figures have accused the country’s former prime minister Hun Sen of ordering the shooting, and Mr Lim’s widow, Ms Anne-Marie Lim, has called for a full accounting of who was behind it.

“The actions of the first defendant caused harm to the plaintiff,” the Bangkok Criminal Court judge said on Oct 3. “Since he confessed, the court reduced the sentence to life imprisonment.”