YURY DMITRIEV’s lawyer, Victor Anufriev, expects a verdict in his second trial at the end of February 2020. The prosecution and defence are currently giving their final statements. The present trial began in October 2018 and has proceeded even more slowly than the first. Less is known about what has been going on behind closed … Continue reading Verdict expected in February 2020
John Crowfoot
What is going on?
The other day the latest hearing in the new trial of Yury DMITRIEV took place. It has been six weeks since the Petrozavodsk City Court, in closed regime, heard more evidence from the prosecution. This time round, clearly, there is no rush to convict and, it would seem, a preference for people elsewhere, e.g. supporters … Continue reading What is going on?
The Kommunarka controversy
On 29 October 2018, the annual “Restoring the Names” ceremony took place in Moscow, despite previous uncertainties. That day and the next, similar events took place in 19 other Russian towns and cities (and in several foreign cities as well). In many more places, including Sandarmokh and Krasny Bor in Karelia, the 30 October was … Continue reading The Kommunarka controversy
Dates Official and Unofficial, 2018
The contest over the form remembrance should take, on what date and in which locations is a crucial part of the Dmitriev Affair. At its heart lies the 5 August Day of Remembrance at Sandarmokh, which is inextricably linked with Yury DMITRIEV and a memorial complex unlike any other. For the last two years Dmitriev … Continue reading Dates Official and Unofficial, 2018
The Ordeal resumes
On Friday, 19 October 2018, the first hearing in Yury DMITRIEV’s second trial takes place. He will be represented, once again, by Victor Anufriev. At his defence lawyer’s insistence, both the charges against Dmitriev, the old and the new, will be heard as part of the same proceedings. Yury Dmitriev is re-arrested in June 2018 … Continue reading The Ordeal resumes
The Dmitriev Affair 