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KKO VL:2026-5 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding Twitter questions about constitutional committee member participation in a dissenting statement.

Case Number KKO VL:2026-5
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal concerning whether a Twitter user's inquiries about a constitutional committee member's involvement in a dissenting statement constituted a clear violation of the Criminal Code. The appellant argued that the questions exceeded acceptable boundaries by probing the specific role of a legal expert in drafting a formal dissent. The court determined that the inquiries were not sufficiently specific or threatening to warrant criminal liability under the relevant section of the Criminal Code.

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Criminal Code s. 24.9.4; The court held that general inquiries on social media regarding a public official's professional activities do not constitute a clear violation of the Criminal Code unless they are specifically targeted and sufficiently severe.

Keywords

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Criminal Code Twitter inquiries constitutional committee dissenting statement clear violation social media speech public official

Cited Legislation

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Criminal Code s. 24.9.4
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A oli julkaissut Twitter-tilillään seitsemän viestiä, joissa oli kysymysmuodossa

tiedusteltu valtiosääntöoikeuden asiantuntija B:n osallistumisesta

perustuslakivaliokunnan mietintöön liittyneen valiokunnan eräiden jäsenten

allekirjoittaman vastalauseen kirjoittamiseen. Kysymys siitä, oliko A:n menettely

rikoslain 24 luvun 9 §:n 4 momentissa tarkoitetulla tavalla selvästi ylittänyt sen,

mitä voidaan pitää hyväksyttävänä.

Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa on

myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita asian

käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.