Irina Levontina, expert linguist at the Dmitriev trial, talks to Zoya Svetova for MBK Media about her work on the case and the pressures now faced by court experts. Irina Levontina Read More ...
Natasha’s health*
Further Revelations
In the weeks since the July verdict in Yury DMITRIEV's trial we have learned more about the nature of the evidence and the tactics of the investigators and prosecution than in all the preceding months, from October 2018 and July 2020. In “What We’ve Uncovered”, two long articles published in July by Novaya gazeta, Nikita … Continue reading Further Revelations
A Story for Natasha (film)
A short animated film made by Alexandra (Sasha) Kononova for her friend Yury DMITRIEV's foster daughter Natasha. Under present circumstances, sadly, they are no longer in touch. https://youtu.be/g5qkLIxTa5w A Story for Natasha (7 minutes long) The film, made by animators Sasha and Yury Mikhailin, has been entered for the ArtDocFest festival in Riga (Latvia).
Appeals lodged by all parties
Memorial in Moscow has just confirmed that the Defence and Prosecution have both appealed against the verdict and sentence pronounced on 22 July 2020 by Judge Merkov at the end of Yury DMITRIEV's second trial before the Petrozavodsk City Court. On 31 July Yury Dmitriev submitted an appeal, as did the prosecution. On 3 August, … Continue reading Appeals lodged by all parties
What We’ve Uncovered [2]
<< THE SECOND TRIAL >> The child’s voice failed to be heard not just by the chairman of Petrozavodsk City Council Bondarchuk, while the court heard the girl’s statement about how much she loved her adoptive father. As for unlawful threat to privacy, the Karelian children's ombudsman Sarayev did not, for some reason, try to … Continue reading What We’ve Uncovered [2]
The Dmitriev Affair 