At present there is a lull in the judicial proceedings. His lawyer Victor Anufriev says that the case files for both of Dmitriev’s trials remain in Moscow with the Supreme Court. On 19 October Anufriev challenged the decision of the Court not to examine the appeal he submitted on his client’s behalf in June this … Continue reading “Unprecedented”
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“Our efforts are not in vain”: Yury Dmitriev on receiving the Sakharov Freedom Award
Today Dmitriev’s friends are in Oslo to receive the Sakharov Freedom Award on his behalf. They will read out a speech written by the prize-winner who remains in custody in Karelia. (Photo, Roman Dementyev) Meanwhile, the third trial of the historian at the Petrozavodsk City Court has been halted at least until 19 November while … Continue reading “Our efforts are not in vain”: Yury Dmitriev on receiving the Sakharov Freedom Award
Trial hearings postponed
The Thursday and Friday hearings in Dmitriev’s third trial in Petrozavodsk have been postponed while the Supreme Court in Moscow considers his lawyer’s challenge, reports Nataliya Dyomina. On 19 October Victor Anufriev’s objection to the Court’s decision not to hear his appeal was registered on the Supreme Court website.
Lawyer challenges decision not to examine appeal
Yury DMITRIEV’s lawyer Victor Anufriev has written to the chairman of the Supreme Court, Vyacheslav Lebedev, challenging the decision taken on 12 October [R] not to examine the appeal against his client’s sentence to 13 years imprisonment. On 4 October Judge Sergei Abramov of the Panel for Criminal Cases [R] was assigned the 20 case … Continue reading Lawyer challenges decision not to examine appeal
RF Supreme Court to re-examine Dmitriev case
In late June this year Yury DMITRIEV submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. On 30 June it was officially registered by the court. Yury Dmitriev at home in 2018, after a year in Remand Centre [SIZO] No. 1 (photo, Anna Artyemeva) On 31 August, the last day on which such … Continue reading RF Supreme Court to re-examine Dmitriev case
The Dmitriev Affair 