Family of the Tiergarten murder victim: deportation to Georgia!

Family of the Tiergarten murder victim: deportation to Georgia!

In a shocking twist, several members of the Changoshvili family face uncertain fates in Georgia. The brother of Zelimkhan Changoschwili, who was murdered in Berlin's Tiergarten in 2019, Zurab Changoschwili, was deported to Tbilisi on Thursday morning along with part of his family, including underage children. As rbb24 reports, police officers led the family directly from their apartment in Wünsdorf to BER airport, where they were flown to Georgia on a charter flight with 48 people.

This measure is part of a larger deportation operation initiated by the federal government. Urgent applications against the deportation submitted by the Potsdam Administrative Court were rejected without justification. The legal action took place even though Zurab Changoschwili, like his brother, did not receive asylum in Germany and was merely tolerated.

Fear of persecution in Georgia

The family's situation is tense: Zurab Changoshvili and his relatives fear for their safety in Georgia. Confidence in security at home suffered, particularly after an attack on Selimchan in 2015. The late Zelimkhan Changoshvili, a former fighter in the Second Chechen War and an informant for the Georgian government, was a target for Russian assassins. The perpetrator, Vadim Krassikov, was convicted in the so-called “Tiergarten Murder” trial and released in 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange.

In addition, the deportation was sharply criticized by Robin Wagener, a Green MP. He described the decision as “life-threatening and excessive” and called for a review of the entire situation. The brutal operations of Georgian police forces against members of the Chechen minority cast a shadow over the confidence of new returnees, whose fate is now uncertain.

Criticism of the deportation policy

In recent years, Georgia has been the country with the most deportations after Turkey; in 2025 alone, 1,379 people were sent back there. This has led to a loss of trust in European politics, warns legal scholar Adam Ashab. With such a high number of deportations and in view of the tense political situation, the safety of returnees is further questioned.

The case of the Changoshvili family highlights the complex challenges that many face before returning home. While the motives for deportations are often politically motivated, human fates are often ignored.

For many, we can only hope that the circumstances will soon change and that the affected families can live in safety. Information about the topic and further developments is available on n-tv and xnxx.