Vastaamo case: Aleksanteri Kivimäki unhappy as Supreme Court rejects appeal

Aleksanteri Kivimäki expressed dissatisfaction after the Finnish Supreme Court rejected his application for leave to appeal his conviction in the Vastaamo data breach case. Kivimäki's lawyer, Peter Jaari, conveyed his client's dismay, stating that Kivimäki believes the system is "rotten" and influenced by "economic-political motives" and a lack of courage.

The Supreme Court's decision means the ruling by the Helsinki Court of Appeal stands. In February, the appellate court sentenced Kivimäki to six years and 11 months in prison. The case stems from a November 2018 breach of the psychotherapy center Vastaamo's systems, which led to the extortion of the center and its clients, with sensitive customer data subsequently leaked online.

Kivimäki was found guilty of aggravated data breach, attempted aggravated extortion, and 9,231 counts of aggravated dissemination of private information, along with 20,745 counts of attempted aggravated extortion and 20 counts of aggravated extortion. He has consistently denied committing any crimes.

Meanwhile, the Eastern Uusimaa Police Department announced on Monday that Kivimäki has been declared a wanted person following a request from the Criminal Sanctions Agency (Rise). Kivimäki informed his lawyer via message that he would contact Rise on Tuesday. Jaari stated he does not know Kivimäki's current whereabouts and could not confirm if his client had made contact with Rise by Tuesday morning.

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He suspected that there were purely economic-political motives and a lack of courage. Quoting him: 'The system still feels rotten.'