When hearings resume on 13 December the defence (represented by Victor Anufriev and Roman Masalyov) will make its closing statement. Yury Dmitriev will then address the court and also pronounce his Last Words at this trial. Word from Moscow is that the trial may finish as early as Tuesday 14 December. Dmitriev as a free … Continue reading Trial to end on 14 or 15 December
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Keeping track of the case
A new page has been added to the TRIALS menu (above). APPEALS, Aug. 2020-Nov. 2021 now follows TIMELINE 1 (1997-2018) and TIMELINE 2 (2018-2020). The CHARGES page has two essential reports that reveal much of what went on behind closed doors during the first two trials: Nikita Girin's long and informative article (in two parts) … Continue reading Keeping track of the case
Appeals to be Heard on 16 September
On Wednesday, 16 September 2020, the High Court of Karelia will hear the appeals submitted by both defence and prosecution after the 22 July verdict and sentence in the trial of Yury DMITRIEV. The investigation and prosecution of the historian and head of the Memorial Society in Karelia began in December 2016 and has lasted … Continue reading Appeals to be Heard on 16 September
“200 indecent questions”
In summer 2018 further charges of forced sexual acts against his daughter Natasha were brought against Dmitriev. These accusations are based on new testimony by Natasha and her grandmother, neither of whom testified against Dmitriev during the first trial. Victor M. Anufriev After the second trial began, Yury Dmitriev’s lawyer, Victor Anufriev, was interviewed by … Continue reading “200 indecent questions”
City prosecutor to appeal against Dmitriev acquittal
A formal appeal was received today by the Petrozavodsk City Court from Yelena Askerova, the city prosecutor. She acted for the prosecution at the trial of YURY DMITRIEV, who was accused of preparing child pornography and the unlawful possession of a firearm. Our website received this information from the court. Dmitriev, the head of Memorial … Continue reading City prosecutor to appeal against Dmitriev acquittal
The Dmitriev Affair 