The hearing took place today, despite quarantine measures announced in connection with the Covid-19 outbreak. Yury DMITRIEV in corridor of Petrozavodsk City Courthouse, 23 March 2020 Supporters caught a glimpse of Yury Dmitriev as he was escorted along the corridor. To judge by his appearance, he had recovered from his sickness. "He looked well and … Continue reading A glimpse of Dmitriev
“The Mysteries of Sandarmokh”, A book review
Even before Yury DMITRIEV was arrested in December 2016, an alternative explanation of the mass burials at Sandormokh had appeared (see below, Appendix). Promoted by two historians at Petrozavodsk University, Sergei Verigin and Yury Kilin, it suggested that among those executed and buried in the forest near Medvezhegorsk were not only victims of Stalin's Great … Continue reading “The Mysteries of Sandarmokh”, A book review
The Progress of the Trial: February 2020
“By 10 February, the prosecution planned, the final words by both sides would have come to an end and a verdict would be delivered,” says Anatoly RAZUMOV, a friend of Yury Dmitriev’s and a member of St Petersburg's Human Rights Council. “However, the defence had prepared two speakers for that day. Anatoly Ya. RAZUMOV, National … Continue reading The Progress of the Trial: February 2020
Next court hearing, 23 March
Due to illness -- Yury DMITRIEV had a high temperature -- the scheduled hearing on Thursday, 20 February, did not take place. The Petrozavodsk City Court will next assemble to hear the case in a month's time, on Monday 23 March. Andrei Oborin,Dmitriev Supporters' Page, Facebook
What Next?
A verdict in the second trial of Yury DMITRIEV is expected at the end of February. The prosecution and defence are currently summing up. In April 2018, to the amazement of many, Dmitriev was acquitted of all the more serious charges. This time no one is hazarding a guess as to the outcome. Public interest … Continue reading What Next?
The Dmitriev Affair 