Terminology

27 January 202127 January 2021 / editors (JC)

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

Petersburg to examine appeal by end of February

24 December 202025 December 2020 / editors (JC)

Evidently, there will be no hearing at the Petrozavodsk City Court today. Dmitriev’s attorney Victor Anufriev made the journey from Moscow to the Karelian capital and arrived at the courthouse at 10 am. There he waited outside closed doors until 11 am when he learned that Judge Khomyakova was hearing another case elsewhere in the … Continue reading Petersburg to examine appeal by end of February

Petersburg Court receives Appeal; third hearing in Petrozavodsk

24 December 20208 January 2021 / editors (JC)

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

“I don’t need anyone’s pity”

16 December 202028 January 2021 / editors (JC)

Today [14 December] we received a letter from DMITRIEV (writes Natalya Dyomina). He says he's reading the case materials. There are 20 volumes, and he gets through 1½ to 3 of them a day. “I still have to read about a third of the case materials. Hopefully, I’ll be able to finish them all next … Continue reading “I don’t need anyone’s pity”

Trial halted?

3 December 202027 January 2021 / editors (JC)

At the third attempt the appeal made by Yury DMITRIEV and his defence attorney Victor Anufriev against the September 2020 decision of Karelia's High Court (to increase his sentence to 13 years imprisonment) has been accepted by the Third Cassation Court in St Petersburg. It will now receive the case materials and the various verdicts … Continue reading Trial halted?