Corruption Trial
See also: Finance scandal of election in 2007 in FinlandIlkka Kanerva was accused in the Helsinki District Court start in June 9, 2011. He was accused of receiving bribery and demanded two years prison and €56,000 of the received advantage. Police had made the accusement in May 2010. Accused bribery was connected to the shopping center building policy. The judgement will be on 18. April 2012. The trial takes longer time based on four other ongoing corruption trial connected to this one.
Ilkka Kanerva accusement of receiving pribes was examined by police in the end of March 2010. Kanerva was accused of receiving 17,000 € from Nova Group (Finland) (construction business, a key actor in the Finance scandal 2007) during his 60-years anniversary in 2008 and over 50,000 € in favor of the aimed new large shopping centers. Prosecutor demanded two years of imprisonment of pribary. The claims was kept secret until the trial in April 2012. The media had applied publicity prior the trial based on the political importance but failed to receive it.
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