Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure
Al Jazeera
Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting.
Police in Thailand have issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday.
Chief of Bangkok Police Siam Boonsom told reporters on Wednesday that the initial investigation led them to believe the gunman was hired to carry out the shooting. The murder of Lim Kimya came as Cambodia’s former ruler Hun Sen demanded that anyone opposing the country’s regime, now headed by his son Hun Manet, should be marked as a “terrorist”.
“We have gathered evidence and know who is the perpetrator … Right now we are working to arrest him,” Siam told reporters.
The victim was possibly identified for the assassin by another person, the police chief added, noting that this person is also wanted.
He declined to provide further details, citing a continuing investigation.
