Halya COYNASH examines an extraordinary case In a step back from the brink, a court in Russia has acquitted renowned historian Yury DMITRIEV of manifestly absurd charges for which the prosecutor had demanded a nine-year maximum security prison sentence. 62-year-old Dmitriev was convicted of a third charge, with the two-and-a-half year restriction of liberty sentence … Continue reading Dmitriev’s acquittal
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Reactions to the verdict
"It would have been just, in my view, to acquit [the accused, Yury Dmitriev] of all charges. But I am very happy, at least, that the fabricated and sordid accusation of paedophilia has been rejected," said Natalya Solzhenitsyn. "He is an admirable man and our nation can be proud of people like him." The opinions … Continue reading Reactions to the verdict
Dmitriev acquitted
YURY DMITRIEV has been acquitted of charges relating to the production of child pornography but, as his attorney Victor Anufriev predicted earlier today, the verdict delivered this afternoon by Judge Marina Nosova imposes conditions, for example, that will restrict the historian's freedom of movement for some while yet. The exact terms of these conditions will … Continue reading Dmitriev acquitted
“Dmitriev will remain free, but …”
Natalia Dyomina asks Dmitriev attorney VICTOR ANUFRIEV what he expects the outcome of the trial will be today, Thursday, 5 April 2018. "Victor Mikhailovich, what do you expect today?" "That Dmitriev will remain free, but the form in which this is achieved could be most varied." Victor ANUFRIEV, Dmitriev's defence attorney since December 2016 "What … Continue reading “Dmitriev will remain free, but …”
“I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
Despite repeated forensic analysis to the contrary, the Russian historian has spent 13 months in pre-trial detention on child pornography charges (writes Natalia Shkurenok). On 27 March 2018, the final hearing was held in the prosecution of Russian historian and rights defender YURY DMITRIEV. Dmitriev, who has been instrumental in investigating Karelia’s Gulag past, was … Continue reading “I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
The Dmitriev Affair 