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 on the network revealing videos about the top of the traffic police, 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 brave, 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 portal of racers, 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 traffic police 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, remorse did not happen. 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 at least until 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 person involved 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 perfectly understood 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 Davidich, and on what grounds is not so important. Moreover, Ingosstrakh, from which the police allegedly received a statement, 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 accused himself believe that the case is fabricated and is a revenge of the 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 the 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 wealthy and influential patron who provided him with a "golden machine" and continues to pay for all his actions.

Good or evil does Daviditch, they will be judged 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 on 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 revealing 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, they made a medical record 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 the Ministry of Internal Affairs of divulging an investigative secret, was accused. 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 Observation 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 is 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 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 Mrs. 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, which he had drawn up 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 later 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.

According to the latest news for March 2018, Erik Daviditch is still in custody. Even two years later, the traffic police did not forgive the blogger for revealing films on the Youtube channel. But the defendant's lawyer continues to fight for the release of his client, providing the court with new evidence of the absurdity of the charges. And only recently, classified information became available to the public after the ban on the disclosure of confidential information about the course of the proceedings was lifted.

Eric Davidovich: f acts from biography

Erik Kituashvili was born into a family of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and from early childhood got used to the fact that the law must work correctly. The family of the future race car driver was prosperous and close-knit. He was accompanied through life not only by his parents, but also by his younger sister, who still remains one of the main people in the life of a blogger.

Eric, who later took the pseudonym "Davidich", immediately after military service began to earn his living in a car service on his own. The duties of a specialist in foreign cars included the maintenance and repair of cars, the sale and reinstallation of alarms. In connection with the death of David Vakhtangovich's father in 2015, the novice specialist tried to bring his earnings to a high level.

As a man, he took it upon himself to help provide for the family. Also, over several years, the blogger was able to bring income to a fairly high level and began to further promote a channel called Smotra.TV on Youtube. The resource was founded on 02.12.2009, and has successfully gained subscribers among fans of driving foreign cars and watching fascinating videos. The channel currently boasts impressive views ranging from 1.7 to 4.4 million.

Over time, Davidich managed to gain about 2.5 million fans who follow the latest news on the channel even in 2018. However, at the present time, interesting videos have ceased to appear. All accents are placed on the dissemination of information that the blogger is unreasonably in custody, and the collection of votes from people who are in favor of his release.

Also, on the channel of a famous motorist, records regularly appear about the progress of the investigation. The defendant's lawyer seeks to attract public attention in order to prove the truth, referring to irrefutable evidence.

Brief overview of events

Since 2010, the well-known blogger Erik Daviditch has acted as a person who has managed to unite fans of high-speed driving into a car club, so it is not surprising that the latest news about his conclusion for 2018 is requested in search engines around the world. Over the next years, desperate racers made a test drive of foreign cars in order to squeeze all the horsepower out of it and plunge into the world of vivid adrenaline emotions. The main goal was to tell about the foreign car and enjoy the event.

"Smotrovites" acted not only in the role of professionals, but also engaged in charity work. Making runs across the territory of the Russian Federation and to other countries, they visited orphanages and delighted the children with gifts and attention. But in the future, the club had other entertainments.

Erik Kituashvili set himself the goal of eradicating corruption from the traffic police structures by "fishing with live bait". The club went hunting and actively violated traffic rules, while acting very deliberately. Car enthusiasts rode in a column, in the middle of which was the famous Davidich, acting as a decoy. A camera is pre-installed on the blogger's car, recording the violation of traffic cops and their requests for bribes.

Over the years of work in conjunction with the "review", Erik Daviditch managed to collect significant compromising evidence that is in demand among the public, tracking the latest news of 2018. Before the story of the detention, the blogger managed to release two films, where he used the collected over the years of work information. The traffic police departments tried to reduce the staff of the guilty employees as quickly and efficiently as possible, giving the cases publicity in the news bulletins.

But further events began to develop very rapidly and acquired a completely different meaning. When blogger Davidich told the world community that he was challenging corruption among law enforcement officials, they decided to suppress his desire to prove his case. According to the lawyer and the defendant, as well as the majority of fans of the Smotra.TV channel, the traffic police tried to disrupt the release of the third film. It was he who was supposed to reveal interesting details about the leadership and corruption within this structure.

Literally immediately after the announcement of the February release date of the fascinating movie, Eric Kituashvili was arrested on charges of fraud under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. On the road where the blogger spent most of his life, he was stopped by a traffic police officer.

Then there was an arrest involving the riot police force, which seized from the car all the materials of Davidich, who had organized the fight for justice. A similar situation happened in the apartment of a motorist, with the subsequent arrest of his common-law wife Anna Mikhailovna Kaganskaya.

They were charged with fraud with the insurance company "Ingosstrakh", as well as with the creation of a criminal group. According to the investigation, the blogger deliberately crashed cars and received insurance under false documents, which indicated more serious breakdowns. The main witness in the case was an employee of the insurance company, who confirmed the fact of fraud. According to him, Anna and Davidich were regular customers receiving insurance according to a well-developed scheme.

Eric Davidovich Kituashvili was born on July 8, 1981 in the capital of Russia. This man is widely known in the Russian society as a video blogger, a racer on expensive cars, and in addition, he is the founder and head of the popular street racing community in our country called Smotra. The community site is actively visited by professional street racers, owners of expensive luxury cars, as well as many other people who adore speed and cars.

Erik Davidovich's childhood

Eric was born into a prosperous family. His father, David Vakhtangovich, and his mother, Alla Viktorovna, are former employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The couple worked in the famous building on Petrovka, 38. The blogger has a sister who now lives with her mother.

In 1998, the future famous street racer graduated from school # 265 in Moscow, then went to serve in the army. It was at this time that his father left the police service, took up the professional repair of luxury cars, as well as the installation and sale of car alarms, opening his own business.

Founding of the street racing club

Eric took his first steps towards popularity in 2009, when he independently founded the Smotra racing club. Soon the project gained unprecedented popularity among the residents of the capital. Since the same year, he has been blogging on YouTube, where he publishes his own video reviews of cars, conducts test drives not only of ground vehicles, but also of helicopters.

Here is what the founder of the club for street racers himself said about his brainchild: “The work began to boil from the very first day of the founding of a group of like-minded people. The videos were filmed on simple phones about car fashion, advice on repair was given, forums appeared where those who wished could discuss their questions of interest. Mostly the site was visited by people who owned expensive foreign cars. There have also been many speed races organized by street racers. Soon more than 20 thousand people became regular readers of the smotra.ru site. Over time, the number of viewers for my project only grew. "

Public activities of Kituashvili

In the period from 2013 to 2014. Erik Davidovich was the presenter in the program "24 frames" on the channel "Russia 2".

At the end of 2014, together with his friends and fans, the video blogger began to actively help the law enforcement agencies in the capture of the GTA gang.

Exposing films about police corruption

In the same year, Kituashvili revealed corruption ties in the law enforcement agencies. In confirmation of this, he published more than 30 videos on the Internet, included in the heading "Davidich on the hunt." Subsequently, the video blogger made and published two films entitled "The Hunt for Daviditch." Many assume that his active work in this direction was the answer to the question of many fans about why Eric Davidovich was imprisoned.

Vlogger stalking

In early 2016, the activist was arrested. A criminal case was opened against him under the article “large-scale fraud”. Now he faces a prison sentence of several years. For further proceedings, the Moscow city court sentenced Eric Kituashvili to two months in prison.

Currently, the famous Russian blogger is behind bars, awaiting a court verdict. By the way, the trial is constantly being delayed and postponed at the initiative of the prosecution and defense.

The Investigative Committee has been collecting information about the criminal case against Eric for over a year. After the work of the prosecutor's office, the blogger's lawyer studied the indictment documents submitted for consideration for a long time. In mid-summer 2016, the court was again postponed for 2 months at the request of the defense of the wife of street racer Anna Kaganskaya, who also came under investigation.

How did Davidich start having problems with the law?

The main qualities of Erik Kituashvili are initiative and indifference to the world around him. He cannot stop until he has finished the work he has begun. The guy tried to get his way at any cost. Such a stubborn character resulted in high-speed races of the young blogger on the streets of Moscow, for which he regularly received fines for traffic violations.

When Eric's channel appeared on YouTube, videos about the corruption activities of police officers on the roads of Moscow began to be regularly posted on it. People's opinions about the blogger were divided: some viewers believed that a noble and rich man was fighting injustice in the power structures, trying to restore order in the country. Others criticized Eric, because they believed that the video blogger himself provoked law enforcement officers, insulting them and interfering with the police's official duties. Both sides have reasoned evidence.

The results of the street racer's fight against corruption

No matter how scolded Davidich for provocations and rudeness towards law enforcement officers, the results of his activities were still there. In one year, 300 police officers were filmed who are flagrantly breaking the law. At the same time, the number of complaints received from the population about extortion by the police decreased several times. It should be noted that Erik Kituashvili has a peculiar way of communicating with the police. He tries to offend them, speaks rudely, begins to scandalize, trying to infuriate the law enforcement officers. A huge number of viewers took this behavior for granted, trying to replicate the "feats" of the street racer.

Eric's execution of Putin's order

Putin has repeatedly stated in an interview: "It is necessary to consistently, toughly and persistently fight corruption in the country." Davidich tried to fulfill the order of the head of state. Actively pursuing corrupt officials in the ranks of the police, he acted tough and as productive as possible. Later, police officers said in an unofficial conversation that Eric Davidovich was imprisoned for the third film about corruption in the ranks of the traffic police. The law enforcement agencies could not find this film on the blogger's computer.

Where does the anti-corruption fighter sit?

Erik Kituashvili is currently in the famous pre-trial detention center # 1. The isolator is popularly referred to as the "Kremlin Central". The cameras in the building have been renovated to European standards, and the latest video surveillance systems have been installed. One of the recently renovated premises went to a street racer. His neighbor turned out to be the former mayor of Vladivostok

Two notorious personalities communicate well. Eric even decided to move to the Far East after his release. The ex-mayor helped the blogger quit smoking, encouraged him to eat fish, do yoga every day.

Blogger's opinion about the trial

When asked why Eric Daviditch was detained and imprisoned, the arrested blogger declares that he does not consider himself guilty, he still believes in the just decision of the judges.

Criminal case against the wife of a video blogger

Erik's common-law wife Anna Kaganskaya also appears in a criminal case of insurance payments fraud. She is accused of embezzlement of funds on an especially large scale through illegal actions.

The official reason for the detention of Davidich

On the Internet, fans of the blogger are wondering why Eric Davidovich was imprisoned? His arrest is connected, according to the official version of the authorities, with fraudulent actions to receive cash payments from several Russian insurance companies.

Thanks to his connections with the "werewolves" in uniform in the ranks of the police, customs officers and dishonest workers of insurance companies, Kituashvili and his friends organized a very simple, but perfectly working scheme of earning money. This was the answer to the question: "Why was Eric Davidovich imprisoned?"

Why is the trial taking so long?

The case of fraudulent activities involving the notorious founder of the Smotra community has been under investigation for several months. At the end of the summer of 2017, a regular court hearing was held, which was supposed to answer the question of the whole Russian society about how much Eric Davidovich was imprisoned for? Alas, once again the court was unable to make a final decision, the case was again postponed to a later date.

Why was Eric Davidovich imprisoned? The fans are trying to find out the reasons for the constant postponement of the criminal proceedings in various ways. The young man's lawyers found a whole lot of coincidences in the indictment documents. They have already lodged an appeal with Human Rights.

After considering the case and finding out why Eric Davidovich was imprisoned, the guards of the Themis from the EU recognized the arguments about the illegal detention of the blogger as convincing. Despite this, nothing has changed in the fate of the street racer.

Conditions of detention and health status of the video blogger

Meanwhile, while fans of the activist are asking the question: "Why was Eric Davidovich imprisoned?", Lawyers are seriously worried about the state of health of their famous client. According to the defenders, unknown drugs are being tested on their ward, which affected the work of the prisoner's heart. His blood pressure dropped and he almost had a heart attack.

In late spring, the arrested activist lost consciousness after another court hearing, and an ambulance was immediately called for him. The second time the attack was repeated in the middle of summer, also after the trial. This time, the doctors were not disturbed, the prisoner was loaded into a paddy wagon and taken to a pre-trial detention center.

Meanwhile, while many Internet users are wondering why Eric Davidovich is sitting. Eric made a statement that in the pre-trial detention center he is in danger of health risks and even death. The blogger conveyed to his defense that the conditions of detention at the time of the arrest were terrible. The cells where he spent his detention are all covered with mold. Unsanitary conditions are at every corner. Such conditions of detention should pacify a person and put pressure on the psyche.

At the moment, thanks to the numerous defenders, as well as people who are interested in the answer to the question: “Why was Eric Davidovich put in prison, and is it fair?”, The building was renovated. According to the administration, Eric does not complain about the living conditions. He behaves like an exemplary prisoner with a daily routine.

Defense strategy for Daviditch's lawyers

Street racers insist on the innocence of their client, since he has a reliable alibi. The fact is that in the passports of the detainee and his common-law spouse there is a mark about the departure of the lovers to Singapore at the end of 2007. They returned back after the New Year holidays. If the information is reliable, then the line of accusation completely collapses. Perhaps due to the insolvency of the case, the court sessions are regularly postponed.

Until the Russian judicial system announces the verdict or fully acquits the rider, the question of why Eric Davidich Kituashvili was arrested remains open to this day.

Where does the blogger's money come from?

Many Internet users are concerned about the question not only of how much Eric Davidovich was put in, but also where did he get so much money for expensive cars?

After military service, Kituashvili took up the repair and maintenance of foreign cars. Domestic cars did not appeal to him. He helped his father run the business. I dreamed of a gold X5 for a long time, and now such a car appeared, becoming its distinctive feature.

The appearance of a luxury SUV in Davidich is a truly dark story in the biography of a video blogger. as if fell to the guy from the sky, because his parents are not so rich. Some speculate that the street racer is being paid by the traffic police to prevent him from exposing their illegal actions. However, most likely, Eric Davidovich has sponsors who provide him with connections and money.

Member Name: Erik Davidovich Kituashvili

Age (birthday): 8.07.1981

Moscow city

Channel directivity: car reviews, test drives

Channel: 12/2/2009

Number of subscribers: more than 2, 3 million subscribers

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Eric Kituashvili was born on July 8, 1981. According to one source, the hometown of the future star is Moscow, according to others Tbilisi.

But nevertheless, the information that Kituashvili studied at school # 265 in Moscow speaks in favor of the first option. Erik graduated from it in 1998 and immediately got into the army.

The father of the future blogger and truth-teller has always been a businessman, but his business gained special strength by 2000. David Vakhtangovich Kituashvili was engaged in the repair and maintenance of cars of prestigious brands.

The second branch of the business was the sale and installation of car alarms. Eric spent his entire youth among expensive cars, perhaps that is why he devoted his entire subsequent life to them.

Returning from the army, Kituashvili faced a question - what to do next... Since cars were his main passion, the young man decided to do everything connected with them - selling, repairing, racing, tuning and much more.

In 2008, Eric decided to try his hand at the Internet and created his first portal dedicated to cars. At the same time, preference was given here to expensive, fast, powerful models.

Over time, an ordinary Internet resource has grown to an unprecedented size and now everyone in Russia knows about it. This portal is Smotra.ru. Here you can find out about the latest in the global automotive industry, talk about your horse, find competent repair and tuning specialists and much, much more.

Eric wanted something more and he opened his channel on You Tube... He became a dream come true for many guys - a guy in a cool car, brave and fast. Moreover, Eric was never afraid of a showdown on the road, boldly opposed the traffic police officers who behaved in an inappropriate manner, and was also always ready to punish those who did not drive according to the rules.

Behind the scenes, Kituashvili became the head of street racers who screeched across Moscow at night. Even television attracted Eric's vivid image and he became the presenter of one of the TV programs on the major channel "Russia".

Eric was taken into custody in winter 2016... The investigation dragged on, there are no serious official statements on Kituashvili's accusations, but his fan knows that large-scale fraud is blamed on their idol. According to investigators, Eric arranged a mock car theft in order to get more insurance. It is not yet known how the Kituashvili criminal case will end.

In August 2016, Eric accused the investigator in charge of his case of stealing things and documents that Davidich had in the car during his arrest. Along with the documents, flash drives and hard drives for a film about exposing the criminal activities of law enforcement agencies disappeared.

Eric Daviditch came out in December 2018. Just two months earlier, the blogger was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison. His case was reportedly related to insurance fraud. Eric Davidovich was released, because the statute of limitations for the main episodes has expired.

In April 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled illegal the arrest of Erik Daviditch, he was awarded EUR 2,100 in compensation. Later, in October of the same year, the same decision was made by the Supreme Court of Russia.

After his release, the blogger continued to shoot videos, fans were happy with Eric's return to YouTube. He traveled a lot around Russia and tried not only to make reviews of cars, but also to learn about the cities to which he went.

In 2019, Yuri Dud took a long interview with Eric Davidovich, in which the journalist asked not only about life during the period of imprisonment, but also about blogging, they also managed to discuss socio-political topics and modern Russian YouTube.

However, many viewers remembered the words about Eric's sports successes: Davidich said that he could do 1,500 push-ups and 1,200 squats. After that, in social networks, they began to joke about Eric's words and arrange ironic challenges.

In 2020, Eric became a participant in the show "The Last Hero: Viewers Against the Stars" on the TV-3 channel Perhaps such a complex and principled participant will create conflict situations and last a long time on the project.

Little is known about Daviditch's personal life and girlfriend. Previously, he was in a civil marriage, however, judging by the news, now he married another girl, and then left for the show "The Last Hero".

Photo by Eric Davidovich

Before his arrest, Eric constantly posted personal photos and footage from filming videos to the network, now he continues to actively maintain Instagram.

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 exposing 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 service in the army, 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. In 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, the idea matured for him to start his own resource for the demonstration and embodiment 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 unite 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 filmed 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: some considered it audacity and outright provocation, some were fighting 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. The scandalous Moscow-Yekaterinburg motor rally 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 was 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 agencies

Another remarkable 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 storyline, completing assignments. 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 cars - 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 were noticed, who came to support Kituashvili. 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 expired for another incident. 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 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 the illegal detention convincing and even made a decision on compensation for moral damage. Also, among the fans there was a rumor 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, Erik Kituashvili committed a number of noble deeds. He regularly provides assistance to organizations such as orphanages, homes for disabled children, etc.