Russian news agencies quoted the dancer’s lawyer Sergei Kadyrov saying that Pavel Dmitrichenko was released Tuesday after a parole commission granted his request for an early release. He was released Tuesday after a parole commission granted his request for an early release. Pavel Dmitrichenko stands inside a barred enclosure at a courtroom in Moscow in 2013. MOSCOW—A Bolshoi dancer convicted in 2013 for his role in an acid attack that scarred the face and eyes of the famed Russian ballet’s artistic director has been paroled, his lawyer said Wednesday. Some Bolshoi dancers sided with Dmitrichenko, who insisted that he never contracted to have the attack done, only complained about Filin.

Source: thestar June 01, 2016 14:34 UTC