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The court said his crime had been ordered by the Russian government.
“In June 2019 at the latest, state organs of the central government of the Russian Federation took the decision to liquidate Tornike Khangoshvili in Berlin,” the judge said.
“Four children lost their father, two siblings their brother,” the judge said.
“Some media suggested that Russia or even (Russian president) Vladimir Putin are on trial here,” he added. “That’s misleading: only the convict is on the bench. But our task does involve considering the circumstances of the crime.”
Khangoshvili was shot dead at close range in broad daylight on August 23, 2019. Police arrested Krasikov later the same day.