Finnish Man Jailed for Sanctions Breach for Selling Trucks to Russia
The court ordered three years and eight months in prison and confiscated the company after finding 164 trucks and trailers were sent to Russia.
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Finnish Court Hands Down First Prison Term Over Russia Sanctions Evasion
A court in Finland has sentenced a local businessman to three years and eight months of unconditional imprisonment for violating sanctions against Russia, marking the first such conviction in the country. The court also ordered the full confiscation of his company, Idän Liikenteenvälitys, which also operated under the name Rent ja Kalusto, transferring its assets to the state. The firm bypassed international trade restrictions by exporting 164 t…
The businessman denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of violating sanctions against Russia.
The South Karelia District Court issued a verdict on Wednesday in an exceptionally extensive Russia sanctions case.
Criminal entrepreneur loses millions of euros to the state The South Karelia District Court has sentenced an entrepreneur from Lappeenranta to three years and eight months in prison for a felony regulatory offense. Rent ja Kalusto Oy, owned by Risto Mikael Riihimäki, 54, exported 135 trucks and 29 truck trailers to Russia between December 2022 and October 2023.
aachener-zeitung.de
bbv-net.deDespite EU sanctions, two brothers are said to have continued to trade with the country. They have put naivety and family pressure behind this, they now said in court.
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