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A former Bolshoi Ballet dancer who was convicted in 2013 for his role in an acid attack on the ballet company’s artistic director has been paroled, his lawyer has said.A former Bolshoi Ballet dancer who was convicted in 2013 for his role in an acid attack on the ballet company’s artistic director has been paroled, his lawyer has said.
Russian news agencies quoted the dancer’s lawyer, Sergei Kadyrov, saying that Pavel Dmitrichenko was released on Tuesday after a parole commission upheld his request for an early release.Russian news agencies quoted the dancer’s lawyer, Sergei Kadyrov, saying that Pavel Dmitrichenko was released on Tuesday after a parole commission upheld his request for an early release.
Dmitrichenko was found guilty of asking an ex-convict to attack Sergei Filin, who ended up losing much of his sight after acid was tossed into his face outside his Moscow home. Dmitrichenko was found guilty of asking an former convict to attack Sergei Filin, who ended up losing much of his sight after acid was tossed into his face outside his Moscow home.
Dmitrichenko was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in 2013.Dmitrichenko was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in 2013.
The January 2013 attack and the ensuing trial revealed deep divisions at Russia’s most renowned theatre. Some Bolshoi dancers sided with Dmitrichenko, who insisted he never contracted the attack but only complained about Filin.The January 2013 attack and the ensuing trial revealed deep divisions at Russia’s most renowned theatre. Some Bolshoi dancers sided with Dmitrichenko, who insisted he never contracted the attack but only complained about Filin.
Much of the trial centred less on Dmitrichenko’s role in the attack than on whether or not Filin’s management of the ballet company could have driven him to the crime. As part of his defence, the dancer cited several incidents in which troupe members were driven to tears by the artistic director. Much of the trial centred less on Dmitrichenko’s role in the attack than on whether Filin’s management of the ballet company could have driven him to the crime. As part of his defence, the dancer cited several incidents in which troupe members were driven to tears by the artistic director.
Six months after the attack the Russian culture ministry, which oversees the Bolshoi, replaced the long-serving director general, who was embroiled in a war of words with Filin’s opponents. Six months after the attack the Russian culture ministry, which oversees the Bolshoi, replaced the long-serving director general, who was embroiled in a bitter dispute with Filin’s opponents.
Filin stayed on as the ballet’s artistic director while undergoing treatment and rehabilitation, until the Bolshoi last year refused to sign a new contract with him. It instead hired Makhar Vaziev, who left La Scala in Milan for the job.Filin stayed on as the ballet’s artistic director while undergoing treatment and rehabilitation, until the Bolshoi last year refused to sign a new contract with him. It instead hired Makhar Vaziev, who left La Scala in Milan for the job.
Filin’s lawyer, Svetlana Stukalov, said she would appeal against the ruling because Dmitrichenko poses a danger to her client. Filin’s lawyer, Svetlana Stukalov, said she would appeal against the ruling because Dmitrichenko posed a danger to her client.