todays press19 Nov 2014 12:55
Talvivaara proceedings may be divided into two parts
The prosecutor presents the Kainuu district court that the Talvivaara environmental criminal proceedings would be distributed in two. The District Court has not yet decided how to proceed.
Environmental Criminal proceedings Talvivaara and its few leaders may be divided into separate criminal and tort litigation.
The prosecutor Heikki Ylisirniö reasons for the request , the streamlining .
- It would make it easier for yourself in criminal proceedings, the course of the first to determine whether a crime occurred. If the result is a final judgment , it should be followed for damages proceedings, the question only sums. If, however, would result in the rejection of the charges , the right to not have to go at all.
Ylisirniö , the procedure is pretty standard environmental legal proceedings.
At this point, the Talvivaara future proceedings , the plaintiff has only seven , but the district may expand considerably higher.
Environmental legislation on the basis of their claims for damages , which are now authorized at the discretion of the Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency for reading , can not be dealt with if there is a criminal case, the process of running .
In practice, the right to a separate trial would reduce the burden on ordinary criminal proceedings , when a large number of claims applicants do not have to deal with criminal procedure among men. The right to use the countermeasures become res judicata. In practice, it will also allow the current corporate compensation may not be required at this stage , but things could go back to a new trial .
Prepare the model is not
Kainuu district court is still seeking , who are all part of this so-called injured party circuit.
Judge Jyrki Määttä notes that precisely this is the next big package , which will be explained before the opening of the trial .
- It is the Regional State Administrative Office to find out what there duties for compensation of the applications discussed in relation to criminal proceedings . The right has sent a notice to them .
It may be something to the forest industry and fish kills related lawsuits since the 1970s , but the rules have changed since then several times. Of the models is not.
- Riitta Riihimäki
Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency deals with Talvivaara related to claims for damages in two clusters. The second is for the authorized activities related to compensation issues , which are handled automatically. The second group is those requirements that are related to the authorization and contrary to unexpected demands , says Environment Counsellor Riitta Riihimäki .
- It is planned that this group is made to the District Court a contact listing . It is thought that specifies the list of those who have a clear requirement in euros and then the interpretation of the law requirements, for example, reserved the