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
Petrozavodsk City Court*
Prosecution demands 15 years
In its closing statement the prosecution at Yury DMITRIEV's third trial on the same charges in the past five years has demanded that his term of imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony be increased. "Free Yury Dmitriev!" This familiar poster now carries another demand: "Hands off Memorial!" It wants him to serve a total of … Continue reading Prosecution demands 15 years
Petrozavodsk trial to end shortly
Today the prosecution began to give its closing statement. Then it will be the turn of DMITRIEV and his attorney Victor Anufriev. Dmitriev and his guards at the courthouse
Attorney was a no-show
Yesterday evening Sasha Kononova reported on the Dmitriev Supporters Facebook Page (7,800 followers) that the court-appointed attorney did not turn up yesterday to take on the defence of Yury DMITRIEV at the Petrozavodsk City Court. The city Bar Assocation, apparently, ruled his participation improper. Today it is expected that Victor Anufriev, Dmitriev's attorney since 2016, … Continue reading Attorney was a no-show
Trial resumes. Anufriev cannot attend
Several hearings in Yury DMITRIEV’s third trial at the Petrozavodsk City Court are due to take place this week and next: today, tomorrow and Friday, and on Monday, 6 December. What happens today (writes Natalia Dyomina on Facebook) promises to be unpredictable. DMITRIEV’s principal defence attorney of the past five years Victor Anufriev has been … Continue reading Trial resumes. Anufriev cannot attend
The Dmitriev Affair 