Thai court sentences gunman who killed Cambodian politician to life in prison

Thai police officers escort Ekkalak Pheanoi, centre, the accused in the shooting of Cambodian politician Lim Kimya, after he was deported from Cambodia, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A court in Bangkok on Friday...

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Thai Hitman Sentenced to Life for Lim Kimya Murder

A Thai court on Friday handed down the death penalty, then commuted it to life in prison, for a hitman who shot dead former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya in Bangkok in January, Thai media reported. Ekkalak Paenoi, 41, a former Thai...

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Thai gunman gets life sentence for Cambodian politician Lim Kimya’s murder

A Thai gunman was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok, a judge said. French national Lim Kimya, a former opposition lawmaker in Cambodia, was shot dead on January 7 by Ekkalak Paenoi...

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Thai court sentences gunman to life for killing Cambodian politician in Bangkok

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A Thai court sentences gunman who killed a Cambodian politician to life in prison

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Bangkok on Friday sentenced a Thai man who shot and killed an opposition politician from Cambodia to life in prison. The January shooting in Thailand's capital was widely seen as a political assassination but the...