Posted on 08/25/2022 7:50:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Three journalists from Finland's largest daily went on trial on Thursday charged with publishing classified defence intelligence, with the prosecutor demanding at least 18-month suspended sentences if found guilty.
The report, entitled "Finland's most secret place", revealed the rough location and tasks of an intelligence unit of the defence forces at a time when parliament was debating whether to expand its powers to monitor private data in digital networks.
According to the prosecutor, the article contained harmful information the publication of which was against the law.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
They are Finished.
Ask not for whom the bell tolls.
"Your Honor, I demand suspended sentences!"
Not exactly the Finnish Hamilton Burger.
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