In The Lion’s Den
#1049. Perjantai, 11. maaliskuuta 2005 klo 11.17.54, kirjoittanut Jani. 0
(Lue sama suomeksi.) #
I was allowed to make a recording of the interrogation, but the handsome policeman doing the interrogating forbade me from publishing it, or his name. For publishing the written report of the interrogation, I’m supposed to ask for permission from the Oulu police. #
I’m happy I had made a written statement for myself in advance, and all I’ve said there was pretty much all that was asked, so making it public here effectively tells the essential of what was questioned - apart from some obvious questions concerning whether or not I am the administrator of mummila.net and whether the posts at issue here were indeed written by me, as well as the curious fact that the investigation at this point seems to be focused only on two of the three texts which were originally censored by the police. #
A translation of my statement follows. I’m just trying to throw it out quickly so any blunders I’ve made are hopefully just due to bad translation and not present in the original. #
Statement #
I do not know Ilkka Pöyry personally and all my criticism towards him has been based on information concerning his activites available from the Kaleva.plus website[1] along with the report of the incidents at the Korivaara school as shown on television[2]. My criticism was strict and some vulgar expressions were used, but under no circumstances was it unfair or disproportionate in relation to Pöyry’s activities as a teacher of a publicly funded Finnish elementary school and the complaint filed against him[3]; being a teacher means holding a public position, and as such, Pöyry needs to deal with even rough public criticism. #
At no point have I made any false hints or lied, since all the facts concerning Pöyry I’ve presented were based on the sources below. In my writing I’ve presented my personal opinion on the morality of Pöyry’s activities, especially utilizing the literary means of parody and satire. At all times, all such fictious material has been easy to tell apart from actual facts of the case. #
References #
[1] http://www.mummila.net/marginaali/?p=1006
[2] http://www.yle.fi/a2/juttu.php?tunnus=2216
[3] http://www.laaninhallitus.fi/lh/oulu/bulletin.nsf/vwSearchView/ DF60F6C937904B2CC2256F66003283CA #
The interrogation went well and the police officer was very much matter-of-fact, as I had anticipated. Right after having left, I had to go back when he called me; he needed to fix the time of the interrogation for the report and I had to be present for the alteration. So he was careful about the details as well, which I think is good. #
Oh, and I got a letter from the State Provincial Offices of Oulu yesterday, informing me that my complaint had been received. The police has been asked to report on the matter, and after that I’ll have a chance for another statement should I want to make one. They should decide on the complaint within three months. #
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[muokkaus][klo]13:06[/klo] I think it’s references, not sources. Fixed the missing link to Finnish version.[/muokkaus]
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