A suspected hitman accused of killing a Cambodian former opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok was handed over to Thai authorities on Saturday from Cambodia, where he had been arrested after crossing the border.

Cambodian police said Saturday they had handed over to Thai authorities a man suspected of assasinating a former opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok.

Cambodian police say they have apprehended a Thai man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area.

Thai national Ekkalak Paenoi faces charges including premeditated murder in the death of Lim Kimya in Bangkok.

Lim Kimya had arrived in Thai capital Bangkok along with his wife, uncle from Siem Reap, Cambodia's 2nd-largest city - Anadolu Ajansı

Motorcycle taxi driver and former marine Ekkalak Paenoi confessed to the crime on Saturday after his arrest on Wednesday.