In the trial of the so-called Tiergarten murder in Berlin, a witness identified the accused as his brother-in-law.
“Yes, it is,” said the entrepreneur from Ukraine on Tuesday in front of the Superior Court in Berlin.
The presiding judge Olaf Arnoldi had previously asked the accused to stand up and remove the mouth and nose protection.
Berlin - With his testimony, the witness named the identity of the Federal Prosecutor's Office.
A Russian is accused of having shot and killed a Georgian of Chechen descent in the Kleiner Tiergarten park on August 23, 2019.
According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, the crime was committed on behalf of Russian government agencies.
The case puts a heavy strain on relations between Germany and Russia.
The victim had fought against Russia in the Chechnya war and, according to the indictment, was considered an enemy of the state there.
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