Terminology

27 January 202127 January 2021 / editors (JC)

This website has been in existence since September 2017. While the terminology used here is, for the most part, established and widely used two terms have now been changed. A foster daughter The unfortunate child at the centre of the charges brought against Yury DMITRIEV has often been described as his "adopted" daughter. Russian procedures … Continue reading Terminology

Attacking the Defence

25 January 202127 January 2021 / editors (JC)

There are a growing number of court hearings in Petrozavodsk associated with the Dmitriev case. On Monday, 25 January 2021, for instance, there will be a hearing at the High Court of Karelia that has no direct relation to Yury DMITRIEV or the charges brought against him. It is directly linked, however, to the methods … Continue reading Attacking the Defence

Petersburg to examine appeal by end of February

24 December 202025 December 2020 / editors (JC)

Evidently, there will be no hearing at the Petrozavodsk City Court today. Dmitriev’s attorney Victor Anufriev made the journey from Moscow to the Karelian capital and arrived at the courthouse at 10 am. There he waited outside closed doors until 11 am when he learned that Judge Khomyakova was hearing another case elsewhere in the … Continue reading Petersburg to examine appeal by end of February

Petersburg Court receives Appeal; third hearing in Petrozavodsk

24 December 20208 January 2021 / editors (JC)

A recent post on the website of the Petrozavodsk City Court reports that Yury DMITRIEV’s appeal of 21 December has been forwarded to the Third Cassation Court in St Petersburg. The appeal objects to the decisions handed down by the Supreme Court of Karelia on 29 September: Dmitriev’s term of imprisonment was increased almost fourfold … Continue reading Petersburg Court receives Appeal; third hearing in Petrozavodsk

Anufriev gives detail of Cassation Appeal

15 December 202027 January 2021 / editors (JC)

At the third attempt the Cassation Court in St Petersburg has allowed the appeal submitted by Yury DMITRIEV and his lawyer Victor Anufriev to go forward for examination. A report in the Kommersant newspaper (14 December 2020) quotes Anufriev as saying that DMITRIEV “had submitted one appeal against all the previous decisions reached by the … Continue reading Anufriev gives detail of Cassation Appeal