Chinanews.com, December 16th. According to a comprehensive Russian satellite network report, German Foreign Minister Annalena Belbok stated on the 15th that in response to the murder of Georgian citizen Zelimhan Hangoshvili, Germany announced two Russian diplomats. For the unwelcome.
In response, the Russian Embassy in Germany commented that the Russian side has strongly protested to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.
On December 15, the Berlin court ruled that the suspect in the murder of Georgian citizen Zelimhan Hangoshvili-Russian citizen Vadim Sokolov (Krasikov) was convicted of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment .
The defense insists that the evidence is insufficient and has not yet made a decision on the appeal.
German Foreign Minister Belberk stated that the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Nechaev after the sentence was pronounced and announced the expulsion of two Russian diplomats.
The Russian Embassy told the Russian reporter in Berlin: “The leadership of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Russian Ambassador on December 15, 2021 that the German government has decided to declare the two diplomats of the Russian Embassy in Germany unwelcome. We have already stated that I strongly protest and emphasize that such unfounded actions are obviously unfriendly behaviors, and we will respond accordingly in the near future."
In August 2019, 40-year-old Hangoshvili was shot dead in Berlin's Tiergarten Park.
The suspect is Vadim Sokolov, a Russian citizen.
German prosecutors believe that the suspect’s real name was Vadim Krasikov. The murderer rode a bicycle close to Hangoshvili, pulled out a Glock 26 pistol with a silencer and opened fire. Hangoshvili was shot and killed on the spot. .
In 2020, the first hearing of the case was held in Berlin.