Vastaamo victims lawyer Some took their own lives after patient record leak Yle News Yle

pCurrent topicsppSeries Podcasts Live broadcastppThe trial of Vastaamo suspect Aleksanteri KivimÃki saw a lawyer for the victims call for a moment of silence for victims who had taken their own livesppSome patients from the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre had died by suicide after their patient records were stolen and used in extortion attempts according to a lawyer representing victimsppLegal arguments in the trial of Aleksanteri KivimÃki who is accused of stealing the data and extorting victims are scheduled to conclude next weekppLawyer Jenni Raiskio said in her concluding statements that her firm had been contacted by people whose relatives had taken their own lives after the patient records were published onlineppShe said that others had told her they had considered suicide after the leak of patient datappShe then called for a moment of silence for the victimsppRaiskios firm represents some 1500 victims in the case Around 33000 peoples patient data was stolen and published onlineppProsecutors argue that KivimÃki stole the patient records in 2018 before starting to extort victims in 2020 They say he then published part of the information before accidentally publishing all of itppProsecutors are demanding KivimÃki be given a seven year jail sentence over the crimes the maximum possible penaltyppHe denies all charges The defence case is expected to conclude on 8 MarchppIn a billioneuro deal American investment group KKR is buying Superstruct Entertainment a UK event organiser behind more than 80 European festivalsppTwo MPs belonging to the governing coalition abstained from the voteppA detailed assessment about who can view a credit applicants information should be carried out according to Finlands Data Protection Ombudsmanp