At the end of August, a Chechen in Berlin was shot. Strongly suspect: a Russian. Western media reports about Links to Moscow’s intelligence services. The Russian media have their own view of the case.
A Georgian citizen of Chechen origin, was on 23. August in Berlin-Moabit shot
The murder happened in broad daylight: On 23. August, at twelve o’clock is stretched a 40-year-old man in a Park in Berlin-Moabit with shots in the back and in the head. The murder weapon: a silenced pistol. The quick summary suspects: a 49-Year-old with a Russian passport. The victim: Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a Georgian citizen of Chechen descent. He was field commander of the Chechen separatists and fought in the second Chechen war against Russia. Therefore, Russian security had wanted the authorities to him. After he had already escaped in Georgia, several assassination attempt, had Khangoshvili sought refuge in Germany. According to investigative research of “Bellingcat”, the German magazine “der Spiegel” and the Russian site “The Insider” to interpret a number of facts about the Killer and the submitted passport on ties to Russian security structures.
The first reaction of the Russian media: the discrediting of the murder victim
Therefore, it is interesting how the Russian media about the case have reported that, Without further evidence, the Russian daily newspaper “Kommersant” made other Chechens for the murder of Khangoshvili responsible. The newspaper, citing “well-Known to the victim,” without this particular, or closer to classify it. Khangoshvili was an “influential fighters”, the only of Chechens could have been killed, should have said this “well-Known”, either by Chechens from Russia, or from those that had fled to Europe. Citing “Kommersant” reported this, then other media, for example, the Russian news Agency “Interfax”.
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In addition, it was reported in Russia, Khangoshvili had an Islamist past. In fact, he was in the meantime also in Germany on a list of potential Islamist threat. On the list Khangoshvili was advised after a tip from the Russian intelligence service. He was later removed from the list. However, a number of the Russian media, accusing him of still Islam, and a close proximity to Islamist Chechens in the second Chechen war.
Diversion
Instead of facts-based reporting speculated several Russian media about who might be interested in a scandal Khangoshvili. So the state TV channel “Russia 24” DW and the newspaper “the daily mirror complained that” to see the murder Khangoshvili the only reason why a “Russian trace”, because such a track is “interesting and promising” promise. The presenter of the channel said about the reporting of the Western media, that in this case, the “journalism rapidly in conspiracy theory,” have transformed.
Earlier, the Russian newspaper “Wsgljad had accused” the German media to spread from the sensation of lust and greed for scandals with false information, because the German Newspapers “on weekends explosive Material is missing”.
Although there is no evidence that the murder of Khangoshvili is in any way connected with the G7 or with the construction of the Nord Stream Baltic sea pipeline 2, appeared in the Russian media speculating. It’s also the channel “Russia 24”, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have used for the G7 summit “strong arguments” to convince the other participating States to refuse Russia the return, in the round of the most important industrial Nations.
The Russian news Agency “Ru-TO” speculated even, the United States and other European countries would be the murder case just building, because they wanted to prevent the completion of the controversial Nord Stream Baltic sea pipeline 2.
Ben Nimmo is an expert of the US-American Internet analysis company “Graphika”
Tactics of disinformation
A report of “Russia 24”, declared to the Western journalists, conspiracy theorists, is an example of denigration. So, it looks Ben Nimmo from the US-American Internet analysis company “Graphika”, revealing misinformation in social networks. According to him, the Kremlin-friendly media react not only with vilification on uncomfortable messages, but also with the twisting of facts, accusations, distractions and intimidation.
As one of the goals for this approach Bellingcat “applies”: The international investigative research network has investigated over the murder in Berlin, as previously after the MH17 crash five years ago, when a Malaysian passenger jet over the Donbass was shot down. “The Kremlin has long been on a campaign of denigration of Bellingcat. Finally, the employees of Bellingcat are very good at what they do,” said Nimmo.
However, a large-scale Russian disinformation campaign, as in the case of the double agents Sergei Skripal, was perpetrated in the UK, a poison attack, or as in the case of MH17, could be in the case of the assassination of Khangoshvili, no speech, says Nimmo. The reaction from Russia in terms of Khangoshvili will depend on how Germany will behave. If the authorities put the case, was expected not increasing disinformation. However, if there are announcements or blame, in the direction of Moscow, “then we will see a prolonged campaign,” says Nimmo.
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