Overview
- The Interior Ministry confirmed a charter removal flight with 48 people from Berlin to Tbilisi, and multiple reports say Surab Changoschwili and several relatives, including minors, were on board.
- Deutsche Welle reported police entered the family’s Wünsdorf apartment early Thursday, confiscated phones, and transported them to Berlin Brandenburg Airport for the flight.
- The Potsdam administrative court rejected urgent applications to halt the deportation, and the family held only tolerated status after asylum denials.
- Relatives and rights reporting warn of danger in Georgia, citing past attacks on the family, hostility toward the Chechen minority, and alleged ties between Georgian actors and Russian intelligence.
- The move drew sharp political criticism, with Green lawmaker Robin Wagener calling the policy cynical and urging ministers to reverse the decision and grant a humanitarian visa as deportations to Georgia rise this year.