Kem Ley

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Kem. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ley.
Kem Ley
កែម ឡី
Born(1970-10-19)19 October 1970[1]
Leay Bour, Tram Kak, Takéo, Khmer Republic
Died10 July 2016(2016-07-10) (aged 45)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Cause of deathAssassination
Resting placeTram Kak, Takéo, Cambodia
Alma materUniversity of Health Sciences
Chulalongkorn University
University of Malaya (PhD)[2][3]
Occupation(s)Activist
Physician
Political commentator
Known forPolitical commentary
2016 Assassination
Political partyGrassroots Democratic Party[4] (2015–16)
Independent (Before 2015)
SpouseBou Rachana
Children5
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Kem Ley (Khmer: កែម ឡី; 19 October 1970 – 10 July 2016) was a Cambodian activist, physician, and political commentator.[2] He was known for his political commentary, including trenchant criticisms of the current government led by Cambodian People's Party (CPP). This made him popular with many Cambodian people and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. He was assassinated in what has been claimed to have been a politically motivated attack on 10 July 2016 at a petrol station in Phnom Penh.[5][6] He is the third notable activist to be killed in recent years, after union leader Chea Vichea in 2004, and environmental activist Chut Wutty in 2012.[7]

  1. ^ Kem Ley Facebook page
  2. ^ a b "Who is Kem Ley?". Post Khmer (in Khmer). Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ "កែម ឡី៖ "ខ្ញុំមិនមែនជាអ្នកវិភាគទេ"". Post Khmer (in Khmer). 10 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Kem Ley to form national party". The Phnom Penh Post. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Political analyst Kem Ley shot dead; suspect arrested". The Phnom Penh Post. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Popular Political Analyst Kem Ley Shot Dead". The Cambodia Daily. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Diplomat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).