As the Dmitriev trial got under way this summer, journalist Maria Eismont concluded an article about the case ("Dmitriev should be a State-Prize nominee", 6 June 2017) with the following words: "There is another important thing about the Dmitriev case: the charge his persecutors chose for him. He was not charged with 'extremism' or 'separatism', … Continue reading Accusations of child sexual abuse
Day: 15 October 2017
The charges
Between 1 June 2017 and 5 April 2018, YURY DMITRIEV was on trial in Petrozavodsk charged under Article 242.2 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code (“Use of a minor for the purposes of preparing pornography”) and Article 135 (“Perverted acts without the use of force against a minor”). For further details of these laws and … Continue reading The charges
The Dmitriev Affair 