Yury Dmitriev, "My Path to Golgotha" (conclusion) I first met students from the Moscow Film School, it seems, at Sandarmokh. They had come for the Day of Remembrance on 5 August. As it happened, one of the buses I’d laid on was empty and they travelled on it to the graveyard and back. They were … Continue reading “I’m trying to finish what’s most important” (part 6)
Trial
about arrest, investigation and trial – entire process
Japanese daily’s two items about Dmitriev
The mass-circulation Japanese daily Sankei Shimbun opened a series of 80 articles to mark the centenary of the October 1917 Revolution with two items (25-26 October 2017) concerning the Dmitriev Affair: "The prisoners who disappeared. Over five days 1,111 people were shot in the forest" and "The historian who discovered where the victims of Stalin … Continue reading Japanese daily’s two items about Dmitriev
Next court hearing, 27 February
The Dmitriev case, together with the results of his Serbsky Institute assessment, has been returned to Petrozavodsk City Court. The next hearing is scheduled for 27 February, at 10.30 am. "It is important to come to court that day, to support Yury Dmitriev and to show that public interest in his case has not weakened," … Continue reading Next court hearing, 27 February
Prosecutor wants Dmitriev locked up in a madhouse
After the court-appointed assessment did not find child pornography in any of the photographs in the Dmitriev case, the prosecution, represented by YELENA ASKEROVA, Petrozavodsk city prosecutor, petitioned for a new assessment to be made of the photos of YURY DMITRIEV’s foster daughter. Furthermore, Ms Askerova once again recommended that the court approach a private … Continue reading Prosecutor wants Dmitriev locked up in a madhouse
A few suggestions
To followers of the "Dmitriev Affair" [R] Facebook page Yury Dmitriev is now in Moscow, in custody (temporarily) at Butyrka Prison. He should be transferred after the holidays [on 2 January] to the Serbsky Institute where he will undergo the examination scheduled by the court. Тhis procedure is expected to take 30 days. The final … Continue reading A few suggestions
The Dmitriev Affair 