Help is on its way to journalist Johanna Vehkoo, who was ordered to pay a fine and court costs by Oulu District Court after convicting her of defaming far-right local counselor Junes Lokka.
Johanna Vehkoo, the journalist at the centre of the defamation case brought by Oulu city councillor Junes Lokka, has been found guilty of defaming Lokka and slapped with a 15-day fine. The sentence was handed down Oulu District Court, 12 April.
The trial of journalist Johanna Vehkoo has more than a ring of absurdity about it, revealing that the prosecutor, police, law and for that matter Finnish society in general is unable to get to grips with the problem of hate speech or internet trolls. Vehkoo, who has written extensively about fake news, hate speech andRead More