The hearing of the appeals will resume at 10 am at the High Court of Karelia, 27 Kirov Street in Petrozavodsk, on Tuesday, 29 September. By which time Victor Anufriev will be out of quarantine, hopefully, and able to defend his client Yury DMITRIEV.
Appeal (judicial)
Hearing goes ahead — without Anufriev
The hearing at Karelia's High Court of defence and prosecution appeals against the 22 July verdict in the DMITRIEV trial will go ahead tomorrow despite the absence of Victor Anufriev, the attorney who has led Dmitriev's defence since December 2016. Postponed for a week at Anufriev's request (he is self-isolating), the hearing will begin at … Continue reading Hearing goes ahead — without Anufriev
Hearing Postponed
At defence lawyer Victor Anufriev's request, the hearing of appeals against the verdict in the Dmitriev case has been postponed a further week until 22 September 2020.
A Time to Speak Out
Today the Supreme Court of Karelia is hearing appeals from prosecution and defence against the verdict pronounced at Yury DMITRIEV’s trial on 22 July this year. The prosecution has slightly “softened” its demands: now it is asking not for 15 but 13 years' imprisonment. The defence, as before, demands that Dmitriev be cleared of all … Continue reading A Time to Speak Out
Appeals to be Heard on 16 September
On Wednesday, 16 September 2020, the High Court of Karelia will hear the appeals submitted by both defence and prosecution after the 22 July verdict and sentence in the trial of Yury DMITRIEV. The investigation and prosecution of the historian and head of the Memorial Society in Karelia began in December 2016 and has lasted … Continue reading Appeals to be Heard on 16 September
The Dmitriev Affair 