Traber's murder charges dropped, he released from custody
The criminal case against Russian businessman Ilya Traber, accused of ordering the 2020 murder of Alexander Petrov, was terminated, and he was released from pre-trial detention due to deteriorating health. His attorney confirmed the charges were dropped.
Consensus
- Ilya Traber was released from pre-trial detention
- The criminal case against Ilya Traber was terminated
- Traber was accused of ordering the murder of Alexander Petrov in October 2020
- The murder occurred at Petrov's cottage in Velikoye, Leningrad Oblast
- Traber was not found guilty and did not admit guilt
- The case was based on allegations of murder by a criminal group for financial gain and illegal possession of firearms
- Traber was detained in June by FSB officers
- Traber's release was due to his deteriorating health
- Two other individuals, Aliusultan Nadirbekov and Said Saladinov, were also charged in the case
- Vladimir Danilenko, Traber's business partner, had charges dropped
Points of divergence
- The case against Traber was terminated on August 31, and all charges were dropped — vedomosti
- The case was fully terminated, and Traber was released from custody on August 27 — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Traber is described as a businessman close to Vladimir Putin and one of the most influential entrepreneurs in St. Petersburg — tg_varlamov_news
- Traber had held meetings with officials and businessmen in Moscow and St. Petersburg after his release — tvrain
- The case was based on testimony from Traber's former driver who returned from captivity — m24
Coverage (7 sources)
- Business partner of Traver Danilenko has been cleared of charges — Ведомости
- Ilya Traber's charges for murder dropped; criminal case against St. Petersburg businessman and former criminal authority completely terminated, reports TASS citing his lawyer. On August 27 he was released from pretrial detention, as his lawyer reported at the time... — Бумага
- Prosecution dropped charges against Ilya Traber for murder — Бумага
- All charges against Traber have been dropped — Ведомости
- Prosecutor charges against businessman Ilya Traber fully dropped, says his lawyer to TASS. — Varlamov News
- Criminal case against Ilya Traber terminated — "Fontanka" — Дождь
- Investigation terminated criminal case regarding murder of businessman Traber — Москва 24
Key entities
- Ilya Traber
- Pre-trial detention center
- TASS
- Fontanka
- Igor Sochiyants
- Moscow
- FSB
- Alexandra Petrova
- St. Petersburg
- RIA Novosti
- Leningrad Oblast
- Vyborg District
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