Supreme Court dismisses appeal where prisoner's absence from trial was caused by transport cancellation due to his own conduct.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal regarding the legality of the prisoner's absence from the High Court's main hearing. The appellant argued that his absence was lawful because the planned transport was cancelled due to his own behavior. The court held that the appellant's conduct directly caused the transport cancellation, rendering his absence unlawful and justifying the proceedings' continuation.
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AI generatedLaki vankeusrangaistuksen suorittamisesta 1066/1999; 1067/1999: The court ruled that a prisoner's absence from a hearing is unlawful if the transport cancellation was a direct result of the prisoner's own conduct, thereby negating the claim of lawful absence.
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