Administrative court dismissed FOIA request regarding Tiitisen list due to lack of public interest override.
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AI generatedThe Administrative Court of Eastern Finland dismissed the individual's complaint against the Police Board's refusal of a Freedom of Information Act request concerning the Tiitisen list. The court examined the file at the police premises and found that the police's justification for withholding the information was sufficient. Consequently, the court ruled that the public interest in disclosure did not outweigh the need to protect the integrity of the police service.
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AI generatedFreedom of Information Act 2002, s. 10; Freedom of Information Act 2002, s. 11: The public interest in disclosure does not override the exemption for protecting the integrity of the police service when the information concerns internal police matters.
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Suojelupoliisi oli hylännyt yksityishenkilön tekemän tietopyynnön niin sanotusta Tiitisen listasta. Hallinto-oikeuden ratkaisukokoonpano perehtyi asiakirjaan suojelupoliisin tiloissa. Hallinto-oikeus hylkäsi yksityishenkilön valituksen.
Asian ovat ratkaisseet hallinto-oikeustuomarit Jukka Hartikainen, Olli Rautsi ja Karoliina Hyvärinen. Asian esittelevä jäsen Karoliina Hyvärinen.
Lainvoimainen.