A Russian man goes on trial accused of assassinating a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park on Moscow’s orders, a case that has cast a pall over ties between Russia and Germany.
AFP: Suspected Russian hitman on trial over Berlin killing
This file photo taken on Aug. 23, 2019 shows forensic experts of the police securing evidences at the site of a crime scene in Berlin's Moabit district, where a man of Georgian origin was shot dead. German media suppose an involvement of Russia in the assassination-style killing in the Berlin park of the Georgian who had fought against Russian forces in Chechnya. The victim, reportedly a veteran of the second Chechen War from 1999 to 2009 and identified as Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, was shot dead on Aug. 23, 2019 after an assassination attempt four years ago led to him fleeing Georgia.
