Helsinki Bouncer

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Charge:	"Discrimination (Racial, ethnic, or religious)"
Sentence:	"50 days, Fine, & 800 euros compensation"
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Year Crime:	2013
Year Convicted:	2016
Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Finland
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City of Crime:	Helsinki
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"A nighclub bouncer was convicted in 2016 of two counts of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity against a Russian, and a Somali for refusing in separate incidents to allow them to enter the Amarillo nightclub in October 2013 in the Milliklubi area of Helsinki, Finland. The bouncer's prosecution was based on undercover video filmed for a documentary about discrimination by Yle. The bouncer was convicted of both counts following a bench trial in the district court. He was sentenced to 50 days in jail for each count, pay a fine, and pay the two "victims" 400 euros compensation each, The bouncer appealed. On January 26, 2018 an appeals court set aside the two convictions and ordered dismissal of the charges based on the trial court's lack of jurisdiction. The appeals court ruled that the statute of limitations to bring the charges was two years, and they hadn't been indicted until two years and one month after the alleged incidents. Any fines and compensation paid by the bouncer was ordered returned. The appeals court affirmed the bouncer's conviction in a separate case that involved a Romanian man."
Conviction Caused By:	Lack of jurisdiction by the trial court.
Innocence Proved By:	"On January 26, 2018 an appeals court set aside the two convictions and ordered dismissal of the charges based on the trial court's lack of jurisdiction. The appeals court ruled that the statute of limitations to bring the charges was two years, and they hadn't been indicted until two years and one month after the alleged incidents. Any fines and compensation paid by the bouncer was ordered returned."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Appeal court quashes Helsinki doorman’s conviction for ethnic discrimination, By Yle staff, yle.fi, January 29, 2018"
Information Location 1:	https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/appeal_court_quashes_helsinki_doormans_conviction_for_ethnic_discrimination/10047358
Information Source 2:	"HOK-Elanto bouncer under discrimination investigation, By Yle staff, yle.fi, July 20, 2015"
Information Location 2:	https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/hok-elanto_bouncer_under_discrimination_investigation/8168781
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Helsinki Bouncer

Charge:

"Discrimination (Racial, ethnic, or religious)"

Sentence:

"50 days, Fine, & 800 euros compensation"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2016

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Finland

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Helsinki

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Lack of jurisdiction by the trial court.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Appeal court quashes Helsinki doorman’s conviction for ethnic discrimination, By Yle staff, yle.fi, January 29, 2018"

Information Location 1:

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/appeal_court_quashes_helsinki_doormans_conviction_for_ethnic_discrimination/10047358

Information Source 2:

"HOK-Elanto bouncer under discrimination investigation, By Yle staff, yle.fi, July 20, 2015"

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https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/hok-elanto_bouncer_under_discrimination_investigation/8168781

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