Very sorry to hear of this. Do you run a Tor relay? If so, is it based in Finland?
On 31 October 2016 at 13:25, Juuso Lapinlampi <[email protected]> wrote: > Putting the word out: I was interrogated by the Finnish police today for > multiple alleged counts (15+) of identity crimes, fraud and attempts of > fraud. The invitation letter to be interrogated was sent out on > 2016-10-21 and received by me on 2016-10-25. Today is 2016-10-31. > > The police suspects me because of an "IP-address assigned to my name", > which I can't confirm or deny to have a relation to me. As a suspect, I > was not told what this aclaimed IP-address was on a specific date to my > knowledge. It is only speculation if these allegations wrongly against > me have something to do with my relation with the Tor community or > activism about digital rights online. > > Pending ongoing investigation, I am not allowed by law to share more > specific details about to the investigation. I'd be glad to reveal more > details about the case once the investigation is over and share/hear how > I became a suspect, once I know about it. (Note that my story is at > least slightly opinionated.) > > I had a witness with me and I feel like my rights were being violated > during the interrogation. The officer (not to be named publicly in > respect for privacy) didn't want to allow me to write down their badge > number by taking the badge away from me while trying to write down the > numbers. The officer looked slightly anxious. > > After refusing to comment on few questions (to which I have a legal > right as a suspect), soon after me and my belongings with me were > searched for aclaimed "security reasons" and "making sure I'm not > recording this interrogation (with a phone)". I'll let you decide on the > implications on unwarranted searches and individual legal protection. > (See supreme court decision KKO:1990:36.) > > I audibly and multiple times in calm manner protested to not consent to > searches, but alas it happened against my will without being suspected > of wrongdoing at the police station in front of my witness. I didn't > physically resist but also didn't voluntarily help the officer. > > The officer asked me inappropriate questions which were not related to > the investigation. I was asked about my previous involvement with the > police, how much I knew about the law and unsolicited advice about how > "it will be easier for me if I talked". I demanded the officer to write > down every question since the beginning of interrogation to the > interrogation minutes, including the inappropriate ones, but the officer > refused, trying to make up a fake reason how they were "irrelevant". > > The officer raised their voice once or twice during the 45 minutes of > interrogation, apparently angry that I would not "make a confession" or > "help out and tell more" to prove innocence. Confronting the officer > again with a simple question "am I a suspect or a witness" to confirm my > position, I was confirmed again that I was a suspect in the case. Subtly > reminding that "I have my rights" that should be respected, the officer > replied among the lines of "I have my rights too" with disrespect. > > After the interrogation minutes did not rightfully represent what was > actually questioned, the only sensible thing to me was to not sign the > minutes. The officer after the officer made threatening claims about how > I "would be going to court" over this, but didn't spend too much effort > on trying to get my signature. > > Once the interrogation was concluded, the officer made an unsolicited > comment of "gladly not seeing people like [me] often". I told that I > would be in contact with my lawyers. > > I am glad that I was not detained in a cell or arrested, which in my > opinion I can likely attribute to having a witness with me. Looking back > at what just happened at the police station, I should have demanded a > lawyer immediately to the interrogation after having my rights violated, > but I'm relying on my witness for now to make a testimony if necessary. > > I repeat that I absolutely deny being guilty of any suspected crimes. Be > safe out there, tor-relays@ and all. (I have legal support behind me and > have never been particularly worried about the investigation or outcome > of this case.) > > Proof of invitation letter: > https://wubthecaptain.eu/files/legal/2016-10-21- > alleged-fraud-identity-crime.jpg > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >
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