Dmitriev’s lawyer, Victor Anufriev, talks to Zoya Svetova about the new criminal case. What evidence did the investigators present in court, for the court to adopt custody as the measure of restraint for your client? Today the Petrozavodsk City Court granted the petition of the investigator, supported by the prosecutor’s office, and remanded Yury Dmitriev … Continue reading “Will we fight?” asked Yury Dmitriev. “Yes!” I answered
Month: June 2018
Dmitriev detained for two months
On 28 June the Petrozavodsk City Court decided that YURY DMITRIEV, head of the Karelian section of the Memorial Society, should be remanded in custody as part of the new criminal case against him. “There were no surprises today,” commented Dmitriev’s lawyer Victor Anufriev. “Before the hearing the investigator said, ‘We’ll see you at the … Continue reading Dmitriev detained for two months
Dmitriev re-arrested
YURY DMITRIEV has been arrested less than two weeks after a court ordered his retrial on gravely flawed charges, reports Halya Coynash. He was stopped by police in Karelia after leaving Petrozavodsk to visit the grave of a friend who died just before his first arrest. The renowned historian and head of the Karelia branch … Continue reading Dmitriev re-arrested
“They are not used to losing” (Yury Dmitriev)
Anufriev interview with Lyubov Chizhova (Radio Svoboda) According to Dmitriev’s lawyer Victor Anufriev, a report by a psychologist pointing to “certain new circumstances” was presented to the High Court of Karelia on 14 June. “We shall know why the High Court of Karelia took such a decision only in five days’ time,” Anufriev told Lyubov … Continue reading “They are not used to losing” (Yury Dmitriev)
Political Trial reinstated
A rare moment of justice from a Russian court has proved all too fleeting, writes Halya Coynash. On 14 June, Karelia’s High Court overturned the acquittal in April of world-renowned historian Yury Dmitriev and sent the ‘case’ back for retrial. Dmitriev’s imprisonment and trial had been widely viewed as politically-motivated persecution, and his acquittal – … Continue reading Political Trial reinstated
The Dmitriev Affair 