Lawyer Herman Ljungberg states to that the police must stop the cable investigation and release the crew of the Eagle S ship.
A lawyer representing the shipping company of the Eagle S ship Herman Ljungberg says that the Central Criminal Police must stop the investigation into the cable damage.
– I demand the immediate conclusion of the investigation and the release of the suspects, Ljungberg writes in his email to .
The Central Criminal Police suspects eight crew members of the Eagle S ship of aggravated vandalism and aggravated telecommunications interference. The suspects have been placed under a travel ban.
The Eagle S vessel has been seized and is now standing in the sea area off Porvoo.
– I guess the entire crew (and the ship) can’t be held hostage if someone has cheated, says lawyer Ljungberg and continues:
– So I don’t know if anyone has even messed around.
The police suspect that the Eagle S vessel damaged the Estlink 2 electricity transmission cable between Finland and Estonia and four communication cables on Christmas Day.
Jurisdiction is determined by Finnish law
The defense considers that the Finnish authorities do not have the authority to focus the investigation on the Eagle S ship and its crew.
The defense bases its view on different sections of the Criminal Code, the Finnish Economic Zone Act and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
A criminal law expert believes that the authority of the authorities can be found in the Finnish Criminal Code.
– In terms of criminal law, the situation is shaped so that the criminal law applies to a crime committed in Finland, says the assistant professor Tatu Hyttinen from the University of Turku.
– A crime is considered to have been committed where the suspected act was committed and where its consequences occurred, he continues.
The jurist emphasizes that the police have the right to use lawful means of coercion, such as a travel ban, when investigating a crime in Finland.
KRP continues the cable investigation
could not reach the head of the investigation of the Central Criminal Police to comment on Ljungberg’s demand.
The Central Criminal Police continues to investigate the cable damage.
reported on Friday that the Central Criminal Police has suspicions about the place where the anchor could be.
KRP announced on Friday evening that the seabed surveys have found places that are suitable for possible anchor detachment. We are now starting to study them in more detail.
On Friday, Eagle S’s lawyer demanded in the Helsinki district court that the seizure made by the police be lifted. The court did not agree to the demand, but decided to continue the seizure.