On the eve of a verdict

30 March 201812 December 2020 / editors (JC)

Halya Coynash A verdict is due on Thursday, 5 April 2018, in the trial of YURY DMITRIEV, world-renowned Russian historian and head of the Karelia branch of the Memorial Society. Petrozavodsk City Courthouse (photo, Kerstin Kronvall) The prosecution has demanded a 9-year sentence, despite even the expert assessments ordered by the court dismissing the charges. … Continue reading On the eve of a verdict

Prosecutor demands 9-year sentence for Yury Dmitriev

20 March 201830 March 2018 / editors (JC)

The Serbsky Institute, the organisation which Prosecutor Askerova requested to assess Dmitriev's mental state and the nine supposedly pornographic photos, effectively demolished the prosecution case, by declaring that the photos had no sexual content or purpose and that Dmitriev was himself normal mentally. In her closing statement, however, Yelena Askerova demanded that YURY DMITRIEV be … Continue reading Prosecutor demands 9-year sentence for Yury Dmitriev

Closing statements on 20 and 22 March

17 March 201831 March 2018 / editors (JC)

“I know it will be difficult to put together a support group three times at the Petrozavodsk courthouse, so I consulted Victor Anufriev,” wrote Daniil Saksonov on 10 March. Dmitriev’s lawyer said that the hearing on 14 March would “not be very important”, just an additional examination of one witness. The following Tuesday, 20 March, … Continue reading Closing statements on 20 and 22 March

Only three hearings to go?

4 March 201817 March 2018 / editors (JC)

"It’s very important to gather people for the last three hearings, we hope, at the Petrozavodsk city courthouse," wrote Daniil Saksonov on 2 March. The court would again hear the Dmitriev case on Wednesday, 14 March, and on Tuesday and Thursday, 20 and 22 March, respectively. "It would be a pity, you must agree, if … Continue reading Only three hearings to go?

“Scoundrels thought up this case” (Chudakova)

3 March 20189 December 2020 / editors (JC)

After her journey from Moscow to Petrozavodsk to express her support for Yury Dmitriev, the redoutable literary specialist MARIETTA CHUDAKOVA found time to give a public lecture on Memory, history textbooks and how "the present generation of idiots" in Russia was raising the next ... She also responded to questions from the media, as is … Continue reading “Scoundrels thought up this case” (Chudakova)