BANGKOK, Jan 12 — A Thai man accused of killing a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in Bangkok said he committed the crime to repay someone who helped him during a tough...
Ekkalak Paenoi , a suspect in the assassination of a former politician with now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party Lim Kimya , 74, is escorted by police officers as he arrives in Thailand following handing over from Cambodia to Thai authorities, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11, 2025. — Reuters picas a first-time user .
Cambodian opposition figures have accused the country’s powerful former leader Hun Sen of ordering the shooting, although a government spokesman has denied official involvement. Some Thai media reports said he was paid 60,000 baht , but Attaporn told a local broadcaster that Ekkalak claimed he did not receive payment.Another senior police official said Saturday that an arrest warrant for a Cambodian accomplice had also been issued.
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