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…
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