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German court opens high-stakes ‘Russian hitman’ trial
BERLIN, Oct 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A Russian man went on trial Wednesday over the assassination of a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park, allegedly on Moscow’s orders, a case that risks worsening acrimonious ties between Germany and Russia.
Vadim K., also known as Vadim S., stands accused of gunning down a Georgian national identified by German authorities as 40-year-old Tornike K., in Kleiner Tiergarten park on August 23 last year.
Prosecutors believe that Russia ordered the killing.
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