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
Trial
about arrest, investigation and trial – entire process
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
Flige, Razumov and Gullotta in discussion
19th June podcast on Rights in Russia "This week our podcast is devoted to the historian and head of the branch of Memorial in Karelia, Yury Dmitriev. [...] "Our guests are Irina Flige, human rights defender and director of the Memorial Scientific Research Centre (St. Petersburg), Anatoly Razumov, historian and expert on the Stalin-era repressions … Continue reading Flige, Razumov and Gullotta in discussion
A month more in custody
Today's hearing of the DMITRIEV case produced one decision. He has been remanded in custody for a further month when his present term of detention ends on 25 June. Until now his treatment, throughout both trials, has been monotonously repetitive. Every time the usual three-month term of custody nears its end, the court has simply … Continue reading A month more in custody
Correction: “Verdict later this summer”
The hope that Yury DMITRIEV, as in April 2018, might again be acquitted at the Tuesday, 16 June hearing prompted me to post a longish survey (over 1,000 words), summarising all the issues surrounding this complex affair: the charges, the fate of Sergei Koltyrin, the "new hypothesis" about Sandarmokh, and so on. There are numerous … Continue reading Correction: “Verdict later this summer”
