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Last update: 07.12.2018

Eric Kituashvili, a popular car blogger and founder of the Smotra.ru community, known by the nickname Davidich, was released. On October 19, 2018, the Moscow Dorogomilovsky Court found him guilty of fraud and money laundering and sentenced him to 4 years and 8 months in prison. On Thursday, December 6, the Moscow City Court of Appeal mitigated the sentence, excluding two episodes, and released the blogger from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations - he had been in custody since February 2016.

Eric Kituashvili. Photo: Agency of city news "Moscow" / Kardashov Anton

What was he accused of?

The investigation and the court established that in 2008 Kituashvili, acting as part of an organized criminal group, staged the theft of expensive Lexus LS430, Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG, BMW M5 and BMW 745i cars. Subsequently, the defendants turned to insurance companies and received insurance payments, and the foreign cars themselves were sent to Ingushetia for sale with the help of ferry services. Some cars were registered to Kituashvili's common-law spouse - Anna Kaganskaya, who also became one of the defendants.

Kituashvili did not admit his guilt, according to him, the case against him was fabricated because of his accusatory films about corruption in the traffic police.

What is Kutuashvili known for?

Eric Kituashvili was born on July 8, 1981. His parents worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Until 1988 he studied at the Moscow school number 265, after which he served in the army. At this time, Kutuashvili's father left the service and went into business related to the repair and maintenance of luxury cars.

Returning from the army, Kutuashvili began to help his father and himself began selling, repairing and tuning expensive foreign cars. He quickly made acquaintances among the owners of luxury cars and street racers in Moscow, began to participate in races that were organized on Vorobyovy Gory.

In 2009, Kutuashvili opened the site "Smotra", which was named after the Observation Deck on Vorobyovy Gory. This is a kind of social network for lovers of expensive cars, which also publishes news about the world of cars, information about test drives, advice from repair specialists. Now the site has 233 thousand registered users.

In December 2009, Kutuashvili, who took the nickname Davidich, created a YouTube channel, which quickly developed. At the moment, 2 million 688 thousand subscribers have subscribed to it, the videos on the channel have been viewed 541 million times. With the advent of the channel, the autoexpert began to record not only car reviews, but also videos about the work of traffic police officers who violate duty. They brought him special fame on the Internet.

Such a vigorous activity of the blogger did not go unnoticed, he became not only the leader of Moscow night street racers, but also the idol of young people. Davidich became recognizable on the streets of the capital thanks to the gold BMW X5 - his main pride and dream. The auto expert began to be invited to television, he conducted programs about cars on several channels.

Since 2010, Kutuashvili began organizing motor rallies around the country. During one of them in July 2010, an incident occurred that was actively discussed in the media and social networks. Participants of the rally, among whom was Davidich, made a scandal in a hotel in Samara because of the long procedure for checking in. As a result, the administrator settled the guests, but in the morning she called a police squad, which still could not stop the participants of the rally.

In 2014, Daviditch and his street racing friends helped the police catch the so-called "GTA gang", which stopped cars and killed drivers on the Don highway. Kutuashvili was awarded a diploma from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for his deed.

In December 2015, the blogger posted two films on the Internet about alleged corruption in the Moscow traffic police. According to Davidich, bribes were given, including by some heads of departments of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moscow, for promotion. In the framework of the criminal process, Kutuashvili, among other things, was charged with libel.

The other day, they put under arrest the well-known blogger Davidich. According to him, he was caught by the hand of more than 300 traffic police officers, who boldly took bribes. He posted exposing videos about the top of the traffic police to the network, one of the last topics covered in the video was the purchase of a post by the head of the Moscow traffic police for a large sum. Kituashvili enjoys widespread support from motorists. So why was the blogger arrested: revenge or did he really deserve punishment?

Who is Eric Daviditch?

Eric Davidovich Kituashvili was born on July 8, 1981 in Moscow. The 34-year-old man is distinguished by a scandalous character, reckless actions. He is self-confident, shocking and daring, not afraid of the police. Eric is well known in the narrow circles of the golden youth.

He says the following about himself: “I do not break the law except for traffic rules. Fan of BMV. I am ready to defend my position to the end. I understand that in our country the power is in money and power. I do charity work and help orphanages. "

Mini-oligarch, professional street racer, founder of the racers portal, the Internet community managed to gather all the racers in one place. He is the owner of the site Smotra.ru, maintains a video blog, where he shares experiments and observations in the world of cars. His youtube channel has over 1,000,000 subscribers.

The people remembered his "Golden BMW" and the identification of corruption ties between the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. I posted revealing videos about the work of police officers filmed on.

Scandal in the Samara hotel

In one of the hotels in the city of Samara, a scandal was filmed with the participation of a famous Moscow street racer. And what is interesting, the quarrel ensued due to the fact that the administrator of the establishment did not recognize the "popular person". This circumstance so outraged the company in the hall that they began not only to insult the middle-aged woman, but to threaten with reprisal. Later, Eric and his comrades left the hotel.

It would seem that the result of the story should have been an apology from the brawlers, however, there was no remorse. In addition, the innocent woman was fired from her job.

The arrest of the famous video blogger of the owner of smotra.ru

Eric Davidovich was sentenced to two months' arrest. The detention will last until at least April 20 of this year. Such a decision was made by the Tverskoy court in Moscow.

Eric Daviditch is charged with large-scale fraud. The lawyer of the defendant in the case said that he did not admit the guilt of his ward. Sergei Zhorin believes that the case against Eric was fabricated due to the release of an investigation film about corruption in the traffic police and car thefts. The film consists of three parts and on the eve of the publication of the latter, the blogger was taken into custody.

The criminal case concerns the 2008 car insurance process. In addition, the founder of Smotra.ru was accused of involvement in the assassination attempt on the life of the head of Ingushetia, which his fans consider a completely surprising circumstance.

Kituashvili said at the trial that he understood perfectly what the outcome of his involvement in this corruption story could be. But he cannot come to terms with this state of affairs in the country, when the authorities make money on public roads, our lives, and despite the mortal danger, he will continue to spread information.

Eric's associates believe that his detention and arrest are related to his investigations. They express bewilderment and call for a fair trial. There were more than 200 people outside the courthouse who believed in the blogger's honesty and innocence.

What is Eric Davidovich accused of?

According to the investigation, the crime took place in 2008. The accused, together with his accomplices (persons have not been identified), allegedly staged a hijacking of an expensive vehicle. Then he provided the insurance company, of course, with deliberately false documents. As a result of the proceedings, a large amount of money was transferred to the account of the deceivers, as a result of which the company suffered large losses. The Ministry of Internal Affairs believes that Kituashvili may be involved in committing 10 such machinations.

Situation at the court

Supporters of the founder of smotra.ru and his lawyers suspect that the investigation has no evidence of his guilt and that the reason for this is the strange behavior of the court. The passage to the court was restricted and no one was allowed to attend the session. They took a non-disclosure receipt from the lawyers, which once again casts doubt on the veracity of the charges. Kituashvili was detained on the same day as the application was filed against him, although he did not intend to hide. But nevertheless, law enforcement agencies carried out a whole special operation to arrest him.

At the meeting, the lawyers insisted on house arrest and offered 10,000,000 rubles in bail. They drew attention to the fact that the testimony of the main witness is questionable, but the court rejected their requests. And even Eric's assurances about his law-abidingness could not correct the situation, and he was not released from custody.

The opinion and actions of the lawyers of the famous street racer

The street racer's defense is trying to get a decision to cancel the arrest of the ward, because it believes that the court simply does not have evidence of his guilt. Zhorin appealed against the arrest of Davidich, but he cannot name the grounds because he gave a receipt in court not to disclose the materials of the case. The lawyer believes that if everything is fair, the famous blogger should be released from custody.

When asked about the readiness for defense, the lawyer said that he had not even planned to prepare for it yet. He believes that now it is inappropriate, since the main task of the police was to arrest Daviditch, and on what grounds is not so important. Moreover, Ingosstrakh, from where the statement was allegedly received by the police, refutes this information.

The vice president of the company said: “A week ago we went to the police with allegations of fraud, but not in relation to this person. This is a common practice for our organization. When suspicions of fraud arise, the security service provides information to law enforcement agencies for verification. "

The lawyers and the defendant himself believe that the case is fabricated and is a revenge of law enforcement agencies. Last year, the blogger posted two revealing films about the police. In them, he talks about corruption and lawlessness happening at the top of the traffic police. And a few days before the arrest, he announced the release of the third part of the investigation.

Zhorin visited Davidich in the pre-trial detention center. According to the lawyer, the blogger is cheerful and determined to go all the way. One of the issues they discussed was the third film. Kituashvili said to publish the film even though he is in custody. The lawyer promised that in the near future the exposing series will appear in the public domain on the Internet and it will be a "bomb".

What do people say about the situation with the arrest of Eric Davidovich?

The blogger's supporters hope that justice will prevail. In their opinion, Daviditch does good, helps drivers and protects the country from lawlessness. And even if his character is imperfect, but he does his job for the good of ordinary drivers, proving that they also have their rights and traffic police officers - this is not the ultimate truth.

But there are those who consider the blogger an ordinary "cattle", and everything that is happening around him is nothing more than just promotion, raising the rating. People are perplexed, where does a simple kid get so much money, because parents are not oligarchs either. There are suggestions that Eric has a rich and influential patron who provided him with a "golden machine" and continues to pay for all his actions.

Good or evil does Davidich, they will be examined in court, and supporters can only hope for the honesty and incorruptibility of law enforcement agencies. Lawyers are trying to get him released from arrest and prove that the case has no evidence, but is only the traffic police's response to the blogger's exposing films.

Latest news about the arrest of Eric Davidovich

Eric's arrest has sparked outrage on social media. On February 22, 2016, Kituashvili's followers posted a petition on the Internet asking the Russian President for the immediate release of the detainee. The online document within 6 hours was signed by 30,000 users, outraged by the event. The measure of restraint imposed by the court in the form of detention did not suit the accused's side, and his lawyers appealed the decision on February 24. Consideration of the complaint filed by Sergei Zhorin is scheduled for March 16.

Criminal case against Erik's followers for threatening "murder"

The outrage of Kituashvili's fans spilled over into the online space, where they began to create web pages used to post threats against journalists filming exposing stories. Immediate threats were made to Maxim Makin - netizens described him as a rat. Taking into account the aggressive nature and personalization of the statements, the investigators decided to open a criminal case, qualifying the actions of individuals as a threat to deprivation of life or harm to health. The criminal proceedings were opened on March 15 at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moscow.

Threats of reprisals in a pre-trial detention center - Eric settles in "Matrosskaya Tishina"

A day later, on March 16, 2016, on the day of consideration of the appeal concerning the illegal detention of Erik Davidovich in the pre-trial detention center, the detainee's lawyer disseminated information about the psychological pressure exerted on his client in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center.
Mr. Zhorin announced the detention of his ward in a building inhabited by prisoners with HIV and tuberculosis. Kituashvili is in the same cell with the murderers and receives physical threats. There are facts of extortion of money under the threat of violence. Eric was placed in a four-bed cell with murderers, car thieves and drug addicts. The client of the lawyer Zhorin needed visits from a psychologist, a medical record was drawn up for him, in which they made a note about the tendency to suicide.
The human rights activist is preparing a statement to the prosecutor's office with a complaint about Eric's inadmissible content, contrary to the law. The detained citizen is forbidden to remain in the cell on his own, transferring other prisoners to the place of detention during walks of his neighbors. The Moscow City Court, having considered the appeal of Kituashvili's defense on March 16, decided to leave unchanged the measure of restraint chosen by the Tverskoy court in the form of detention. Now Erik Davidovich will be guaranteed to be held in a pre-trial detention center until 04/20/2016.
A day later, on March 17, lawyer Sergei Zhorin, who was suspected by Interior Ministry officials of divulging investigative secrets, was charged. A pre-investigation check was appointed with the possible initiation of a criminal case under Art. 310 of the Criminal Code of Russia. The lawyer insists on his innocence and assures that he disseminated information that was widely publicized before him.

Human rights activists took Kituashvili under round-the-clock surveillance

Threats of murder against Kituashvili did not go unnoticed by his supporters, who have established monitoring over the blogger's content since March 20, taking him under protection through round-the-clock video surveillance. The Metropolitan Public Oversight Commission (PMC) came with a check to the pre-trial detention center where Eric is being held. The activists insisted on transferring the founder of Smotra.ru to a camera in a special unit equipped with a video surveillance system. Here he is being held with three inmates accused of a crime under less serious offenses than the previous neighbors.
There are no more complaints about the content, but human rights activists are concerned about the health of Eric, who looks depressed, answers questions in monosyllables, sometimes content with only nods and gestures. There is no opportunity to take medications prescribed by a doctor, and the environment in the pre-trial detention center has a depressing effect. The internal state of Kituashvili is complicated by the inability to contact a seriously ill mother, for whom there is no one else to look after him. The Matrosskaya Tishina isolation ward is not equipped with telephones required by law.

Erik Davidovich's common-law wife arrested

The police launched an active activity, detaining Eric's friend Ms. Anna Kaganskaya on March 24. The citizen is charged in the 2011 case, she is charged with large-scale fraud. The investigation accuses Anna of staging a vehicle theft and illegal receipt of 3,000,000 rubles from an insurance company.
The investigator's petition for arrest was considered in the Tverskoy court, where lawyer Zhorin, upon meeting, handed Kaganskaya the suicide notes of Kituashvili, drawn up by him after receiving death threats in the pre-trial detention center. Erik's common-law wife, during interrogation by investigators, refused to testify against the detained blogger. The woman said that she did not want to become a traitor, besides, she simply had nothing to say to the investigation.
Anna was offered a deal, promising to let go if she shares compromising evidence. Now Kaganskaya is being held in a pre-trial detention center in normal conditions, but she does not feel important because of the actively developing eczema. Searches at the place of residence of Kituashvili's common-law wife revealed the presence of documents of interest to the investigation.

Formal charges filed

On April 1, officers of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moscow formally charged Erik Kituashvili with embezzlement of funds on an especially large scale as part of a criminal group. The accused, according to the investigation, together with his accomplices staged the hijacking of three vehicles:
BMW M5 L;
Lexus LS430;
Mercedes SL 55 AMG.
Having presented false documents to the insurer, the criminals demanded compensation from the companies, which was subsequently transferred to their accounts in Moscow banks. The charge was brought under article 159.5 part 4 of the Criminal Code of Russia - insurance fraud. The total damage from illegal actions amounted to 7,000,000 rubles. Anna Kaganskaya was charged under an identical article on the same day.

Yesterday, December 6, it became known that the Moscow City Court released Eric Kituashvili, better known as Eric Davidich, who was accused of fraud. He has spent the past two years in custody. tells who Erik Daviditch is and what he is famous for.

Who is Eric Daviditch and what is he known for?

Eric Davidovich Kituashvili is a well-known blogger and street racer. He gained fame in 2009, when he founded the site Smotra.ru and then began blogging on YouTube.

Biography of Eric Daviditch

According to the site "Wikireality", Eric Davidovich was born either in Tbilisi or in Moscow in 1981. In 1998 he graduated from school number 265 in Moscow, after which he joined the army. Eric's father served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During Eric's service, his father retired from the authorities and went into the car business: repairing and maintaining luxury cars, as well as selling and installing alarms on them.

When Davidich returned from service, he also plunged into the automotive world: he was engaged in the sale, repair, and tuning of cars. He quickly made acquaintances among the owners of expensive cars.

In 2008, Davidich participated in a project for motorists. After that, the Smotra.ru website was opened.

Eric Davidovich's calling card is the gold BMW X5M.

Davidich on the hunt

One of the popular sections of the Smotra.ru site was "Davidich on the Hunt", where the author of the project posted scandalous videos with the participation of traffic police officers.

In the sixth part of the episode, Kituashvili captured on video how a traffic police officer asks for a bribe - a thousand rubles. Realizing that he was being filmed, the policeman quickly got into the car, turned on the siren and tried to escape. At the same time, he violated the traffic rules in every possible way - he drove at a red light, crossed a double continuous lane. The blogger set off in pursuit, but the traffic police car was the first to reach the police department and disappeared behind the fence. A few days after the publication of the record, the Investigative Committee joined the investigation.

Why was Eric Daviditch convicted?

According to the investigation, the blogger faked the theft of four luxury cars - Lexus, Mercedes and BMW, receiving insurance payments for them. He is also charged with legalizing these funds. The total damage is about 10 million rubles.

While Erik Davidich was under arrest, two more charges were added: an attempt on the life of the President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in 2009 and libel against traffic police officers.

In May 2017, it became known that the North Caucasian District Military Court, at the request of Davidich's lawyers, replied that all possible persons involved had already been convicted of the attempt on the life of the head of Ingushetia.

What is the position of Eric Daviditch's defense?

According to Erik's supporters, he is being persecuted for the fact that Davidich repeatedly disclosed in his videos the facts of giving and receiving bribes by police officers, including for his statements that the heads of a number of divisions of the Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate allegedly bribed the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow for appointments to their positions. Daviditch's defense points out that at the time when the main episode is imputed to him, he has a complete alibi: he was abroad, which is confirmed by the marks in his old passport, air tickets and an extract from the hotel.

The past summer has been intense in terms of internet scandals. Traditionally, the objects of sensation were representatives of the Russian political system or individuals indirectly associated with it. And this, unfortunately, is not an unfortunate accident. After all, the rift in society from top to bottom is more and more noticeable, drawing the line between adequate people and, excuse me, the rabble on which for some reason our state relies. In the near future in Russia, this difference will be a defining aspect in all social processes.

Internet resistance

The blogosphere is a kind of litmus test that replaces civil society, reflecting attitudes towards certain processes or individuals. Therefore, we will pay our attention to one person, against whom the Runet bloggers took up arms. In this article we will tell you who Eric Davidovich is. Than he deserved special attention to his not particularly outstanding personality. We will also tell you about representatives of the Russian state like him. So...

Who is Eric Davidovich?

In September last year, the site called "Smotra" received its portion of slop. This portal, as positioned by the "smotrovtsy" themselves, is focused on the owners of cool "cans" and those who are simply jealous of them. Its founder and sole leader is Erik Davidovich Kituashvili. The biography of this character managed to acquire myths and speculations, the author of which, for the most part, is Davidovich himself. He calls himself a showman, street racer and businessman. His friends, like himself, love United Russia, President Putin, funny companies and cool cars. And once the representatives of "Smotra", at the head of their leader, decided to hold a motor rally through the cities of Russia as a promotional action. It is worth noting that in this regard, they coped with the task - who Erik Davidovich is, now the entire Runet knows. The question is whether such glory pleases them. But first things first.

July 17 events

Arriving at the Moya hotel, which had been booked in advance in the city of Samara (at about five o'clock in the morning), the company decided to notify all the guests about it. Directly in the lobby, they began to laugh loudly, make noise, raise their voices at the administrator Irina who was on duty at that time. Among the crowd that surrounded the administrator's place was Erik Davidovich, whose biography the girl did not know (to the deepest surprise of the chief inspector), singer Roma Zhigan, and also Ruslan Hakobyan. The name of the rest of the participants in the "performance" is, unfortunately, unknown. But as the further development of events showed, today they would not particularly want to be identified. The video demonstrates that a middle-aged woman on duty is insulted and even directly threatened by a group of young people. We will not give a detailed text, since the speech of the thugs is abundantly embellished with obscene expressions. The police squad, who arrived at Irina's call, found out who Erik Davidovich was and, frightened (!), Preferred to retire from the scene. After that, the smotrovtsy removed the security car blocking the way from the exit and left the hotel. A video of this enchanting action can also be found on the Internet.

Further development of events

It would seem that justice should prevail, and a group of gopniks, having slept through, will apologize to the injured woman. But the story took a completely opposite turn. The hotel director personally fired Irina, forcing her to apologize to the boor. You already know the further development of events - the video from that night hit the Internet, raising a wave of indignation. At the moment, a lawsuit is being considered against a company of Moscow thugs. And in society, an unspoken war was declared against the so-called descendants of P.P. Sharikov. For with the collapse of the USSR, they did not withdraw themselves.

More than one scandalous story is connected with the name of Eric Davidovich. Videos, live broadcasts, films and reviews posted by the video blogger have attracted a lot of public attention due to the revealing meaning of the plots. Online discussions and the popularity of the videos even led to a number of checks and sanctions among traffic police officers, followed by the removal of some of the actors from service.

Who is Daviditch

Davidovich is from the capital of Russia. His parents served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the city where he was born and could provide their offspring with a prosperous childhood.

During Eric's military service, his father resigned from his post, despite a good career growth and opened his own business. The business was aimed at servicing luxury cars.

The son who returned from the army easily joined the family business. It so happened that he quickly made the necessary acquaintances and was able to fulfill his childhood dream. It was for this chip that he became famous on the road - the gold BMW X5 car. On this car, he was repeatedly seen on the streets of the capital.

Riding the wave of passion for expensive cars Davidovich joined the Internet project in 2008... During this period, he had the idea to start his own resource for the demonstration and implementation of creative ideas. An ambitious young man decided to create a site Smotra.ru (smotra.ru). The name was given in honor of the observation deck on Vorobyovy Gory - a gathering place for speed lovers and beautiful cars.

The aim was to bring together high-end car owners into a single community.

Blogging activities

In a short time, the site has become very popular. Visitors were happy to share their opinions and experiences, created blogs, read expert advice. All information was directed to expensive cars, their benefits, care, etc.

Soon a YouTube channel appeared, which also enjoyed great success. A lot of test drives, service features, reviews were presented here, videos shot by the owner, daring and interesting, were broadcast. Defiant clips began to appear concerning traffic police officers, how many offenses are now happening on their part, which entailed proceedings in the relevant structures.

During the first year, about 300 traffic police officers were caught in the camera lens. Reviews of the video were very different: someone considered it audacity and outright provocation, someone was a fight against corruption. Some users began to imitate the manner of communication between the channel's author and the traffic police (“davidikat”), considering this behavior to be the norm.

Erik's vigorous activity and excellent knowledge of expensive cars made him the leader among Moscow street racers.

The development of the site allowed Kituashvili to become famous far beyond the circle of acquaintances:

1. A scandalous motor rally Moscow-Yekaterinburg was organized in 2010.
2. There is information that the blogger and his company insulted the administrator of one of the hotels, which did not recognize the YouTube star and took too long to draw up the papers. Later it was reported that the violators of the order made a public apology, but no confirmation of this fact was found.

Helicopters became another hobby of Davidovich. Many videos on his channel show flights and flight control features.

Wikipedia says that Erik Kituashvili has been invited to the Russia 1 TV channel to conduct a series of programs about cars. He also makes engaging programs for other interested channels. This turn of events has greatly increased the popularity of the autoblogger.

Assistance to law enforcement

Another noteworthy fact from Davidovich's biography is his participation in the neutralization of the GTA criminal group, named after the popular computer game. The bandits acted according to her plot, completing tasks. There are 17 people injured at the hands of bandits on the M4 Don highway.

Devices damaging the wheels were installed on the way of the vehicles - the driver was forced to stop for repairs. Under the pretext of helping, the bandits attacked the victims or, while driving by in a car, shot the passengers and the driver.

A team of street racers led by Kituashvili went out to hunt criminals, their actions were defiant and rude. They searched vehicles suitable for orientation, and they did it very unceremoniously. The opinions of people about the actions of the group were divided: it is not very pleasant when armed people, albeit for good purposes, drive around the highway and inspect cars without permission.

After the intervention of a company of volunteers, the attacks of the criminal group stopped, and the bandits lay low. The liquidation of the gang leader took place on November 6, 2014, with the participation of a special forces detachment. He put up armed resistance and was shot. Erik Kituashvili was awarded a letter of thanks for his active assistance.

When considering this case, law enforcement agencies came to the conclusion that the bandits were trying to sow panic among the inhabitants of Russia and were preparing to carry out a number of terrorist acts. The group consisted of 10 people. All of them came from Middle Asia, whose nationality is not specified and are suspected of having links with ISIS, which is banned in Russia.

Criminal case

In 2016, a black spot appeared in the biography of Eric Kituashvili. He was accused of fraud with insurance companies - this was followed by his arrest and stay in a pre-trial detention center.

Eric Kituashvili, according to law enforcement agencies, as part of an organized group of criminals staged theft of several expensive cars:

1. Lexus LS430.
2. Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG.
3. BMW M5.
4. BMW 745i.

By submitting fake documents to the insurance company, the fraudsters received compensation payments. The case file contains information that the claimed vehicles were transported to Ingushetia for sale with the help of third parties. Also in the case was Kituashvili's common-law wife, Anna Kuganskaya, for whom some cars were registered.

The prosecutor's office insisted on 7 years in prison under the article "Insurance fraud committed by an organized group." The blogger was defended by a well-known lawyer Sergei Zhorin, who insisted on his innocence.

Blogger Kituashvili did not admit his guilt and said that the case was fabricated after revealing videos about the security forces, but he could not provide evidence.

The court's decision

In the courtroom at the hearing of the verdict, such well-known personalities as Alan Yenileev, Alexei Malobrodsky, who came to support Kituashvili, were noticed. The announcement of the court's decision took six hours with a break of 30 minutes. The blogger's supporters watched the process in the online broadcasting at the walls of the court, from the screens of phones and laptops. The punishment was reduced to 4 years 8 months in prison for fraud and money laundering.

By the time the hearing was over, Davidovich had been in jail for 30 months. During this time, he regularly posted his photos and videos on social networks, Periscope, etc.

According to the law, a month in an isolation ward is equivalent to 1.5 in a colony... At that time, Eric remained in prison until December 2018. The defenders managed to prove that the blogger was not involved in one of the crimes, since at that time he was in Singapore, and on November 1, the statute of limitations for another incident expired. In this regard, it was planned to file an appeal against the decision, according to which the defendant should be released from serving his sentence and released from the courtroom.

Anna Koganskaya was arrested in March 2016 - she was given 3 years and 2 months in prison. The accused spent all this time under house arrest and has already been released.

Kituashvili's lawyer said that his client was also accused of the attempt on the life of the President of Ingushetia, which took place on June 22, 2009. According to the defender, this was only a pretext to detain the suspect.

Interestingly, in 2006, the European Court of Human Rights found his arguments about illegal detention convincing and even made a decision on compensation for non-pecuniary damage. There was also a rumor among fans that Davidovich managed to escape from prison, although the information was not confirmed.

On the surface, Erik Kituashvili looks like a decent person and a Christian who observes the laws. However, the mass of scandalous incidents and defiant behavior characterize him not from the best side.

Despite his defiant behavior, Eric Kituashvili committed a number of noble deeds. He regularly provides assistance to organizations such as orphanages, homes for disabled children, etc.