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Helsingin HO 10.10.1984 2255 AI generated

Security guard with police permit not considered substitute official under Criminal Code; escape attempt outside premises not violent conduct under Security Guard Act.

Case Number Helsingin HO 10.10.1984 2255
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the prosecution's charges against a security guard who attempted to escape after being detained outside his assigned premises. The prosecution argued the guard was a 'substitute official' under the Criminal Code and committed violent conduct under the Security Guard Act. The court ruled that the guard's specific permit did not make him a substitute official and that his escape attempt, despite violating orders, did not constitute the specific violent conduct required by the Security Guard Act.

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Criminal Code s. 16.16; Security Guard Act s. 6: A security guard holding a police-issued permit is not a substitute official under the Criminal Code, and an escape attempt outside the guard's premises, even if disobedient, does not constitute violent conduct under the Security Guard Act.

Keywords

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security guard status substitute official definition police issued permit escape attempt liability violent conduct threshold Criminal Code section 16.16 Security Guard Act section 6

Cited Legislation

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Criminal Code s. 16.16
Security Guard Act s. 6
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Myymäläetsivänä toiminut henkilö, jolla on poliisiviranomaisen antama vartijakortti, ei ole rikoslain 16 luvun 1 §:ssä tarkoitettu virkamieheen rinnastettava järjestysmies.

Kun vartija oli ottaessaan kiinni rikoksesta epäilemäänsä henkilöä toiminut vartiointikohteensa ulkopuolella, viimeksi mainittu ei yrittäessään vartijan kielloista ja estelyistä huolimatta paeta paikalta syyllistynyt myöskään vartioimisliikelain 6 §:ssä tarkoitettuun väkivaltaiseen käyttäytymiseen vartijaa kohtaan.

Läsnä: Hiltunen, Surakka ja Tornivuori Esittelijä: Ilveskoski

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