Russian suspect stays silent over Chechen`s killing in Berlin
(The Guardian World News)

Man still refuses to speak to police three weeks after arrest amid fears of state involvementA Russian man who allegedly shot dead a former Chechen insurgent in Berlin last month has not said a word to investigators in the more than three weeks since he was arrested, amid suspicions the Russian state could have been involved in the hit.The man travelled to Germany on a Russian passport issued in the name of Vadim Sokolov, but this is not believed to be his real identity. He allegedly shot Zelimkhan Khangoshvili dead from close range in the Kleiner Tiergarten park while the 40-year-old Georgian citizen was on his way to the mosque. The suspect fled by bicycle but was apprehended by police when passersby reported him throwing a wig and gun into a river. Continue reading...