On Wednesday, 22 July at 2.30 pm (Moscow Time), Judge Merkov will announce the verdict in the Dmitriev case at the Petrozavodsk City Court. Yury DMITRIEV was arrested in December 2016 and has spent most of the time since then in prison. As shown by The Search for Sandarmokh, a book published last year, the … Continue reading “Light in the darkness” (II)
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“Occupying the places of memory”
Gulag specialist Andrea Gullotta explains what’s at stake in the criminal case against historian Yury Dmitriev. On 22 July, the Petrozavodsk City Court will render its verdict in the case against historian Yury DMITRIEV, who’s accused of sexually abusing his foster daughter. State prosecutors have asked the judge to imprison him for 15 years, though … Continue reading “Occupying the places of memory”
Press conference, 10 July
The Memorial Human Rights Centre held an online press conference about the Dmitriev case on Friday, 10 July, at 12 noon (Moscow time) https://youtu.be/uqx6Ql7JvN0 Among those taking part were Victor ANUFRIEV -- Dmitriev's defence attorney since 2017 Irina FLIGE -- director of the Memorial Research and Information Centre in St Petersburg, board member of the … Continue reading Press conference, 10 July
Prosecution demands 15 years strict regime for Dmitriev
In his closing statement the prosecutor at Yury DMITRIEV's trial in Petrozavodsk has demanded that he be sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Dmitriev's defence attorney, in this trial as in that which ended in April 2018, is Victor Anufriev. He will now present the closing statement for the defence. … Continue reading Prosecution demands 15 years strict regime for Dmitriev
End of the Trial in sight
Next week, it is expected, the present trial of Yury Dmitriev will come to an end. There are to be an exceptional four consecutive days of hearings between 4 and 7 July. The validity of the charges will be decided in court. Beyond the courtroom many other matters are of general concern. One is the … Continue reading End of the Trial in sight
The Dmitriev Affair 