Writer Ludmila Ulitskaya inthe courthouse corridor on 11 October 2017. https://youtu.be/A5-1XjANWYY This 4-minute clip from the Meduza news website also includes footage of Dmitriev on Solovki, and speaking at at Sandarmokh on 5 August 2014. You cannot fool the people forever ... ULITSKAYA "This trial is of extraordinary significance./ symbolic. At the end of this … Continue reading “Total schizophrenia” (Video)
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Court again extends custody
On 11 October Petrozavodsk City Court rejected petitions by Dmitriev’s lawyer and prolonged the term of his arrest for a further three months until 22 January 2018. On October 11, hearing of the case of the famous Karelian historian Yuri Dmitriev continued in Petrozavodsk city court. All defense’s motions were rejected by the court. The … Continue reading Court again extends custody
“Red” Petrozavodsk
On the way to the courthouse - street directions in Petrozavodsk: Andropov Street, ahead; Lenin Avenue to the left; and Engels Street, both right and left. Behind protestors on 8 July can be seen an enormous banner of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. It reads, "1917-2017 - we shall return!"
Defence asks court to suspend assessment of photographic evidence
Victor Anufriev, Dmitriev's defence attorney, intends to petition against the court's decision to schedule a new forensic examination of photographs from the case of Yury Dmitriev. The lawyer is not satisfied with the choice of the Federal Department for Independent Forensic Assessment, proposed by the Petrozavodsk prosecutor. "In court, I proposed two State expert institutions: … Continue reading Defence asks court to suspend assessment of photographic evidence
New experts
The new experts in the Dmitriev case come from a private firm without office or staff. On 15 September the Petrozavodsk City Court scheduled a new examination of the photographs in the Dmitriev case. The Karelian historian is accused of making pornography and sexually abusing his adopted daughter Natasha. THE EVIDENCE The evidence is nine … Continue reading New experts
The Dmitriev Affair 