The Thai court sentenced a man in prison for murdering a prominent Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok.
A few hours after Lim Kimya arrived with his wife in January, he was shot publicly by Thailand’s National Ekkalak Paenoi. Ek Calak was arrested and deported to Cambodia.
Ek Calak was initially sentenced to death, but it was commuted to life imprisonment due to the confession of murder, the court said Friday.
The reason for the murder of Im Kima is still unclear, but is widely known for its politically motivated assassination.
Opposition politicians and activists are often in jail and harassment in Cambodia, and the authorities have little tolerance against political opposition.
Lim Kimya, who has Cambodia and French nationality, was a former lawmaker of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), a major opposition party in Cambodia.
In 2013, CNRP was close to defeat the long -range party of former leader Hun Sen.
After Hun Sen condemned the rebellion CNRP, the party was banned in 2017, and members were banned from participating in political activities.
Prime Minister Hun Manet, Cambodia, who succeeded his father Hun Sen in 2023, denied that the government was involved in random murder.
January’s security camera video showed that Ekkalak parked motorcycles, removes helmets, and walks across the road before tearing the gun.
Ekkalak was also convicted of carrying and using firearms and ordered to pay about $ 55,000 (40,800 pounds) to Lim Kimya’s family.
The court dismissed the prosecution of other accused accused of leading Calak to the Cambodian border after the shooting.
Lim Kimya’s widow, the lawyer, told the news agency AFP that he was “probably satisfied.”
“She wants the authorities to reach the floor.”
Recently, dozens of activists who avoided oppression in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand have been dispatched again after they found the sanctuary, or in some cases murder or disappeared.
Human rights groups believe that there is an agreement between neighboring countries so that each other’s security troops can pursue dissemination beyond the border.
