Ilya Traber cleared of murder charges
On August 31, Trabera's lawyer, Igor Sochianets, reported that the criminal case against the St. Petersburg businessman Trabera was closed, and all charges of murder were dropped against him.
Consensus
- Ilya Traber is a St. Petersburg businessman and former criminal authority.
- The criminal case against Ilya Traber was completely terminated.
- All charges of murder were dropped against Ilya Traber.
- Traber was released from pre-trial detention on August 28.
- Traber's release was linked to a significant worsening of his health.
- Traber was arrested in June by FSB officers.
- He was accused of ordering the murder of Alexander Petrov, a municipal deputy, in October 2020.
- Traber did not admit guilt.
- The murder occurred in the village of Velikoye, Leningrad Oblast, when Petrov was shot in the chest from across a river.
- Two other suspects were charged with murder and illegal possession of firearms.
- The case reportedly relied on testimony from Traber's former driver, who had returned from captivity.
Points of divergence
- Traber is described as being 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 shortly after his release. — tvrain
- The reasons for dropping the charges were not disclosed. — vedomosti
- Traber was released from custody on August 27. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (6 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
Key entities
- Ilya Traber
- Pre-trial detention center
- TASS
- Fontanka
- FSB
- Vladimir Danilenko
- Igor Sochiyants
- St. Petersburg
- Moscow
- RIA Novosti
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