Moscow, August 10. The testimony of Igor Lykov
Moscow, August 10. The testimony of Igor Lykov, who worked as a driver for billionaire Ilya Traber for 1.5 years, formed the basis of the case regarding the murder of deputy Alexander Petrov.
Consensus
- Igor Lykov worked as a driver for Ilya Traber and his business partner Vladimir Danilenko for about 1.5 years.
- Lykov was convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison.
- After his release, Lykov joined the special military operation in Ukraine.
- Lykov was captured by Ukrainian forces and gave an interview to a Ukrainian blogger while in captivity.
- The transcript of the interview is included in the case materials.
- Lykov returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange and provided testimony to the investigation.
- The testimony of Lykov formed the basis of the criminal case against Traber.
- Ilya Traber, Vladimir Danilenko, Ali Sulthan Nadirbegov, and Said Saladinov were arrested in connection with the murder of Alexander Petров.
- The murder occurred in October 2020 at Petров's cottage near Vyborg.
- The case involves charges of murder and illegal possession of weapons.
- The case is being handled by the Basmanny District Court in Moscow.
Points of divergence
- The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Traber on July 17. — kommersant
- Traber and Danilenko were detained in June in Leningrad Oblast. — vesti
- The details of the investigation into the murder of Petров were published by 'Vechernaya Moskva'. — vm
- The defense claimed that Lykov's testimony showed revenge for alleged crimes committed against him. — kommersant
- The court found that the materials contained 'substantiated suspicion' of Danilenko's involvement based on victim and witness statements, scene inspection, and objects. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- RIA News: case against Traber opened after testimony of his driver — Коммерсантъ
- Driver of Ilya Trauber gave testimony in the case of the deputy Petrov's murder — Вести
- Words of a man returned from captivity formed the basis of billionaire Traber's case — Вечерняя Москва
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