Traber freed after charges dropped in Petров murder
Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg businessman, was released from Moscow's pre-trial detention center Levtovo after all charges were dropped due to his proven innocence in the 2020 murder of deputy Alexander Petров. He accused his former driver Igor Lykov of fabricating evidence to frame him and his business partner Vladimir Danilenko.
Consensus
- Ilya Traber was released from pre-trial detention in Moscow.
- All charges against Ilya Traber were dropped due to his proven lack of involvement in the murder of Alexander Petров.
- Traber was released on August 27 or 28, 2023.
- His business partner Vladimir Danilenko also had charges dropped and was released.
- The case against Traber was based on testimony from his former driver, Igor Lykov.
- Traber claimed that Lykov fabricated evidence to frame him and others out of revenge.
- Traber has since held meetings with officials and businessmen in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
- The prosecution ceased proceedings against Traber due to his full innocence.
Points of divergence
- Other defendants, including Vladimir Danilenko and Said Saladinov, remain in custody. — kommersant
- Traber was released due to a sharp deterioration in his health. — tvrain
- Danilenko was released from Matroskaya Tishina detention center. — tg_tvrain
- The case was closed on August 27, and Traber has been free since then. — tg_bazabazon
- Traber is now entitled to rehabilitation and compensation for moral and material damage. — tg_mash
Coverage (7 sources)
- Traver Interview After Release from Pretrial Detention: Whom He Accused of Slander — Вечерняя Москва
- Businessman Trabber released from pretrial detention claims he was slandered — Вести
- With business partner Ilya Traber, Vladimir Danilenko also had charges of killing Alexander Petrov dropped — Дождь
- Armed Forces of Ukraine — Дождь (Telegram)
- TASS: all defendants in the case of the murder of deputy Petrov remain under arrest — Коммерсантъ
- All charges against Ilya Traber in the murder of deputy Alexander Petrov dropped. — Baza
- Prosecutor's Office drops charges against Ilya Traber for businessman Alexander Petrov's murder — investigation concludes he is fully innocent — Mash
Key entities
- Ilya Traber
- Alexandra Petrova
- Vladimir Danilenko
- Pre-trial detention center
- Moscow
- SK
- TASS
- RBC
- Fontanka
- OPG
- St. Petersburg
- Max
- Matroska Silence
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