Today, a Berlin court handed a sentence of life imprisonment to Russian national Vadim Krasikov for the murder of Chechen dissident Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in 2019.
The prosecution made extensive use of testimony & research by Bellingcat, which was crucial in establishing the actual identity of the assassin. Krasikov had travelled to Germany under the name 'Sokolov', which we established was a cover persona likely created with state support
Importantly, the ruling states that the assassination was politically motivated and ordered by the Russian state. Our statement on this important verdict can be found here: bellingcat.com/bellingcat-sta…
English language coverage of the verdict can be found here theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Bellingcat

Bellingcat Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @bellingcat

15 Dec
In August 2019 a 40-year-old Georgian of Chechen origin, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, was killed by three shots from a silenced pistol in Berlin’s Kleine Tiergarten. Today, in a Berlin court, the judge in the trial of the alleged killer will pass down his verdict.
The killer, who rode up to the victim on a bicycle, was quickly apprehended, and identified as Vadim Sokolov. However, within a week Bellingcat was able to reveal that the suspect had travelled under a false name: bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
Using various Russian sources and databases of government data we could find no sign of Vadim Sokolov, pictured below, in any Russian databases, including the Russian passport database, indicating his identity had been purged from Russian databases.
Read 22 tweets
14 Dec
One year ago today, we published our double Emmy award-winning investigation which unmasked the FSB poisoning team implicated in the attempted poisoning of Alexey @navalny using the nerve agent Novichok. bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
Thus began a turbulent year for Navalny, independent media and human rights organisations in Russia as the government began to crack down on anyone or any organisation perceived to be a threat to their power.
Working with the Latvia-based Russian language media outlet The Insider (@the_ins_ru) and @clarissaward and her team at CNN we revealed how a team of FSB officers had followed Navalny over multiple years prior to his poisoning. theins.ru/politika/237705
Read 31 tweets
9 Dec
Bellingcat ha recibido una respuesta de la Policía Metropolitana de Pereira luego de que publicamos una investigación conjunta con @cerosetenta, @BaudoAP y @ForensicArchi sobre el asesinato del manifestante colombiano Lucas Villa...
@cerosetenta @BaudoAP @ForensicArchi “Nos permitimos informar que la investigación adelantada respecto a estos hechos está en cabeza de la Fiscalía General de la Nación todos los contenidos de las respuestas que ustedes solicitaron hacen parte de una reserva sumarial que está adelantando esta entidad ...
@cerosetenta @BaudoAP @ForensicArchi "de acuerdo a la misionalidad conferida por el artículo 250 de la Constitución Política de Colombia y el artículo 114 del Código de Procedimiento Penal…
Read 6 tweets
9 Dec
Bellingcat has now received a response from Pereira Metropolitan Police after we published a joint investigation with @cerosetenta, @BaudoAP & @ForensicArchi into the killing of Colombian protester Lucas Villa.

They state …
@cerosetenta @BaudoAP @ForensicArchi “We allow ourselves to inform that the investigation carried out regarding these events is headed by the Attorney General's Office all the contents of the answers that you requested are part of a summary reservation that this entity is advancing ...
@cerosetenta @BaudoAP @ForensicArchi "accordance with the missionality conferred by article 250 of the Political Constitution of Colombia and article 114 of the Code of Criminal Procedure…
Read 6 tweets
6 Dec
Bellingcat, @forensicarchi @cerosetenta & @BaudoAP reconstruyeron el asesinato de Lucas Villa, descubriendo nuevas pistas y planteando nuevas preguntas sobre cómo se ha investigado el crimen es.bellingcat.com/noticias/2021/…
@ForensicArchi @cerosetenta @BaudoAP Lucas Villa, un estudiante de 37 años, recibió un disparo mortal en una protesta pacífica en Pereira, Colombia, a principios de este año.
@ForensicArchi @cerosetenta @BaudoAP El brutal incidente causó conmoción en Colombia.

Sin embargo, siete meses después, los asesinos de Lucas Villa siguen prófugos.
Read 22 tweets
6 Dec
Lucas Villa, a 37-year-old student, was fatally shot at a peaceful protest in Pereira, Colombia, in May

Bellingcat, @ForensicArchi @cerosetenta & @BaudoAP reconstructed the incident, finding new clues & raising questions about how it has been investigated bellingcat.com/news/2021/12/0…
@ForensicArchi @cerosetenta @BaudoAP The brutal incident caused outrage in Colombia, which had been engulfed in protests over proposed tax reforms

Yet seven months on, Lucas Villa’s killers remain at large
@ForensicArchi @cerosetenta @BaudoAP Bellingcat and partners were aided by hitherto unseen CCTV footage shared by Colombia’s Truth Commission as well as social media video taken at the scene.

This allowed us to forensically reconstruct the incident
Read 23 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(