"Not Guilty": The Investigative Committee has dropped the criminal prosecution of Ilya Traber in the murder case.

The Investigative Committee of Russia is fully ceased The criminal prosecution of businessman Ilya Traber for the murder of entrepreneur and municipal deputy Alexander Petrov has been launched. All charges against the businessman, who was knocked unconscious by the criminal prosecution, have been dropped.

The investigators' decision and the businessman's innocence

According to the businessman's lawyer, Igor Sochiyants, law enforcement agencies no longer have any suspicions regarding his client's involvement in the crime. The case against Traber was finally closed due to his proven innocence.

In particular, initially Traber released He was released from the Lefortovo pretrial detention center on the evening of August 27 due to a sharp deterioration in his health. However, the agency has now officially announced that he has been completely cleared of the charge.

The murder case of the "master of Vyborg"

As a reminder, prominent businessman Alexander Petrov (father of Russia's first Formula 1 driver, Vitaly Petrov) was shot dead by a sniper in October 2020 near Vyborg.

Ultimately, Ilya Traber was arrested and placed under arrest only in June of this year. Throughout the investigation, the businessman categorically denied his guilt.