Murder charges against Putin-linked crime boss Ilya Traber dropped
The case against St. Petersburg native Ilya Traber, a reputed organized crime boss and confirmed attendee at Vladimir Putin’s birthday parties, has been closed, the city outlet Fontanka reports . The murder charge against Traber, which was brought in connection with the October 2020 assassination of businessman Alexander Petrov, has been dropped due to Traber’s purported “complete lack of…
The murder charges against Ilya Traber, a crime boss allegedly linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, have been dismissed, according to the city news outlet Fontanka. Traber, a resident of St. Petersburg, was implicated in the October 2020 killing of businessman Alexander Petrov. The charges stemmed from testimony provided by a former Russian prisoner of war.
Traber, who was part of Putin's inner circle and had attended the president's birthday parties, was released from pretrial detention on August 27 due to a deterioration in his health. Since his release on August 29, Traber has reportedly been meeting with various government and business figures in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Initially, Traber was detained alongside his business partner Vladimir Danilenko, former professional boxer Alisultan Nadirbegov, and Said Saladinov, who are believed to be the actual killers of Petrov. After his arrest, Traber reportedly started selling off his stake in different companies.
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