Court extends arrest of businessman Traber in murder case
Moscow's Basmanny District Court extended the arrest of St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber by two months on charges of organizing a hired killing, according to state agency TASS.
Consensus
- The Basmanny Court of Moscow extended the pre-trial detention of Ilya Traber for two months, until October 17.
- Traber is accused of organizing the murder of Alexander Petrov, a municipal deputy from Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast.
- The murder occurred on October 24, 2020, at Petrov's cottage in the village of Velikoye, Leningrad Oblast.
- Traber was arrested on June 17 and has not admitted guilt.
- The court did not find grounds to release Traber under a less strict measure of restraint.
- Three other individuals—Vladimir Danilenko, Said Saladinov, and Ali Sulthan Nadirbegov—are also involved in the case.
- The case is based on evidence including testimony from a former employee of Traber, Igor Lykov.
- The murder was carried out by a sniper shot to the chest from across a river.
- The case was initially opened by the Investigative Committee of Leningrad Oblast and later transferred to the Central Office of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
- Traber is a prominent St. Petersburg businessman with interests in port, fuel, and shipbuilding industries.
Points of divergence
- Traber was accused of murdering Alexander Petrov, the father of the first Russian Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov. — tvrain
- The case is linked to the business interests of the victim, Alexander Petrov. — kommerant
- Traber was previously involved in the Primorsky UPK port project and has lost his share in it. — fontanka
- Traber is a 75-year-old businessman from Omsk, though he is described as a St. Petersburg entrepreneur in other sources. — interfax
- Traber was linked to the Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant, which was co-owned by Petrov. — fontanka
Coverage (8 sources)
- Court extended arrest of businessman Trabera in case of hired killing — Ведомости
- Traberu's arrest extended in case of organized contract killing — Дождь
- Traber's arrest extended in case of organized contract killing — Дождь (Telegram)
- Businessman Traber accused of hired murder had his detention in a pretrial detention center extended — Коммерсантъ
- Court extends arrest of St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber, accused of organizing a hired killing — ЭХО / Новости
- Court extended businessman Traber's arrest on the case of the hired killing of deputy Petrov — Вести
- Plus another two months. Court extended arrest of Ilya Traber — Фонтанка
- Arrest of the accused in the murder of businessman Traber extended until mid-October — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Ilya Traber
- Moscow
- TASS
- Basmanny Court
- Moscow City Court
- Pre-trial detention center
- Interfax
- Alexandra Petrova
- INTERFAX.RU
- FSB
- Investigative Committee
- Leningrad Oblast
- Federal Security Service
- Петрова Москва
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