The well-known Russian historian and researcher of the Stalinist persecutions Yuri Dmitriev, imprisoned in recent years in Russia, has once again been sent to solitary confinement for “incorrect execution” of morning physical exercise exercises, the human rights organization Memorial has announced. 68-year-old Yuri Dmitriev, in fragile health, was placed “in solitary confinement for six days” on Friday, the Memorial organization said last night. “The official reason for this punishment was ‘incorrect execution of morning physical exercise’,” he added. Dmitriev was arrested in 2016. Criminal charges were brought against him and he was brought to justice on the charges of producing pornographic material, using weapons and sexually indecent behavior against his stepdaughter. He claimed that the photos of his stepdaughter used in the indictment were intended for the medical board that would examine her. Yuri Dmitriev was acquitted of the charges in April 2018, a very rare event in Russian judicial annals. But the supreme court of Karelia exercised […]
Source: News Beast
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