The Moscow City Court upheld the pre-trial detention of billionaire… (трабер · убийство · петров)
The Moscow City Court upheld the pre-trial detention of billionaire Ilya Traber and three other suspects in connection with the 2020 sniper assassination of Alexander Petrov, a businessman and municipal deputy, in a cottage settlement near Vyborg in Leningrad Oblast. The court rejected appeals for release, maintaining that the measures were lawful and justified.
Consensus
- Ilya Traber was arrested on June 17 by the Basmanny District Court of Moscow and remains in pre-trial detention.
- The assassination of Alexander Petrov occurred in October 2020 at his cottage in the Velykoye settlement, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast.
- Petrov was shot with a sniper rifle during the incident.
- Traber and three other individuals—Vladimir Danilenko, Alisultan Nadirbegov, and Said Saladinov—were arrested in connection with the case.
- The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Traber on July 15, rejecting appeals for release.
- The prosecution alleges that the murder was a contract killing organized by Traber for financial motives.
Points of divergence
- Vladimir Danilenko is accused of organizing the assassination and has been held in custody since his arrest, with the court rejecting his appeal to change bail. — vm
- Ilya Traber was arrested on June 17 by the Basmanny District Court and formally charged under Article 105 (Part 2, Paragraphs 'j' and 'z') of the Russian Criminal Code for murder committed by an organized group for financial gain, as well as Article 222 (Part 4) for illegal possession of weapons. — interfax
- The court hearing was held in closed session at the request of the defense. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Case on the murder of deputy Alexander Petrov in Leningrad region: accused arrested — Вечерняя Москва
- Sochianc's lawyer: Billionaire Traber denies guilt in deputy Petrov's murder — Вести
- Ilya Traber does not admit guilt in the murder — Интерфакс
- Billionaire Ilya Traber case: What he is accused of and what bail measures are — Вечерняя Москва
- Ilya Traber was not released from the detention center — Коммерсантъ