Russian investigators drop murder case against Putin-linked businessman Ilya Traber, partner Vladimir Danilenko, and two others
Vladimir Danilenko, a longtime partner of St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber, has been released from pretrial detention, according to sources cited by the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka, the business news outlet RBC, and the state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS.
Russian investigators have dropped the murder case against Ilya Traber, a high-profile businessman linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and three others. According to sources cited by the St. Petersburg news outlet Fontanka, Vladimir Danilenko, Traber's longtime partner, was released from pretrial detention. The investigation into the 2020 murder of Alexander Petrov, known as the "boss of Vyborg," was concluded due to inconsistencies in testimony from Igor Lykov, a former prisoner of war.
The case had been largely built on Lykov's statements. In addition to Traber and Danilenko, the investigation also named Alisultan Nadirbegov and Said Saladinov, both from Dagestan, who investigators believed played a role in Petrov's killing. All individuals involved in the case are now eligible for exoneration and compensation for the emotional distress and financial losses they endured while in custody.
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