This website has been in existence since September 2017. While the terminology used here is, for the most part, established and widely used two terms have now been changed. A foster daughter The unfortunate child at the centre of the charges brought against Yury DMITRIEV has often been described as his "adopted" daughter. Russian procedures … Continue reading Terminology
Trial
about arrest, investigation and trial – entire process
Attacking the Defence
There are a growing number of court hearings in Petrozavodsk associated with the Dmitriev case. On Monday, 25 January 2021, for instance, there will be a hearing at the High Court of Karelia that has no direct relation to Yury DMITRIEV or the charges brought against him. It is directly linked, however, to the methods … Continue reading Attacking the Defence
Petersburg Court receives Appeal; third hearing in Petrozavodsk
A recent post on the website of the Petrozavodsk City Court reports that Yury DMITRIEV’s appeal of 21 December has been forwarded to the Third Cassation Court in St Petersburg. The appeal objects to the decisions handed down by the Supreme Court of Karelia on 29 September: Dmitriev’s term of imprisonment was increased almost fourfold … Continue reading Petersburg Court receives Appeal; third hearing in Petrozavodsk
Timeline (2), 2018-2021
2018 14 June -- DMITRIEV's acquittal on charges of child pornography (Article 242.3) and perverted acts with a minor (135) overturned by Supreme Court of Karelia. Football World Cup opens in Russia. Sergei Koltyrn (1953-2020) 28 June -- DMITRIEV re-arrested and again held in Detention Centre 1 in Petrozavodsk. Further charges brought against DMITRIEV under … Continue reading Timeline (2), 2018-2021
Timeline (1), 1997-2008
In early July 1997, DMITRIEV together with Irina Flige and the late Veniamin Joffe discovered a huge killing field of the Great Terror near Medvezhegorsk in Karelia. Subsequently it became known as Sandarmokh. Weeks later, in early September, he and Sergei Chugunkov identify the Krasny Bor killing field and burial ground not far from Petrozavodsk, … Continue reading Timeline (1), 1997-2008
The Dmitriev Affair 