Press releases 2007

34 matches

District Court judge reprimanded for breach of official duty
Judge granted leave to appeal although judgement had already acquired the force of law

Results of first study of effectiveness of Ombudsman's work published
Investigations on own initiative and on-site investigations most effective instruments

Police acted in part unlawfully in conjunction with Smash Asem demonstration Police acted in part unlawfully in conjunction with "Smash Asem" demonstration
Deputy-Ombudsman Jukka Lindstedt

Entries in patient's medical records often display too many shortcomings
Ombudsman asks National Authority for Medicolegal Affairs to take measures to redress the problem

Deputy-Ombudsman Lindstedt to Ministry of Education:
Tasks relating to intellectual property rights should have been entrusted separately to different officials

More applications for benefits for persons with disabilities being rejected than earlier
Ombudsman wants explanation from Kela

Waiting times at Helsinki University Central Hospital's eating disorders clinic are unlawfully long
Ombudsman: Treatment guarantee must be implemented also in psychiatric care

Municipalities' assignment priciples for sales of house sites
Deputy-Ombudsman Perti Jääskeläinen

Ombudsman on Finnish Broadcasting Company's arrangements for election programmes in 2007
Ending of criminal investigation does not warrant measures

Judicial power must not be transferredto the Police
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen

Waiting period for operation beyond statutory limit Waiting period for operation beyond statutory limit in Jämsä
Reprimand by the Ombudsman: Treatment guarantee was not observed

Legislation concerning release of a remand prisoner contains flaws
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen recommends explication of regulations concerning release from custody

Consideration of a tax increase in an administrative court is equitable with a criminal case
There would have been grounds for the administrative court to arrange the oral hearing demanded by the appellant

Deputy Prosecutor General did not infringe on the freedom of speech of a prosecutor
Deputy-Ombudsman Jukka Lindstedt

Ombudsman reprimands Lahti dental treatment unit
Shortcomings in patient documentation and referral to follow-up care

Deputy-Ombudsman reprimands municipality of Sipoo
Municipality neglected to bring schedule of copying fees into line with the Act on the Openness of Government Activities

Deputy-Ombudsman reprimands Heinola police service for unlawful action
Home search conducted in the wrong person's dwelling, because address had been carelessly checked

Shortcomings in the way address particulars of persons in institutions are relayed to registers
Tax of person who had gone to a home for the elderly was not paid on time

Prisoners must be able to correspond through internal post
Restrictions of the right of correspondence only on a ground stipulated in the Act

Reports on child custody and visitation rights delayed unduly in Espoo
Reprimand from Ombudsman to the service centre

Turku health centre isolated disruptive intoxicated patient in detention cell
Reprimand from Ombudsman for having followed unlawful procedure

Ombudsman recommends regulations to clarify procedure for handling personal data


Joensuu health centre failed to give police instructions for monitoring intoxicated person's condition
Intoxicated person who had suffered head injury died in police custody

Regulation of the conditions for granting licences to hunt wolves needs explication
Nurmes police acted within limits of discretionary powers in deciding not to launch a criminal investigation after shooting of wolf wearing tracking collar

Living biligualism - The citizen's point of view
Ombudsman Riitta-Leena Paunio

"Smash Asem" demonstration
Deputy-Ombudsman Lindstedt asks Ministry of the Interior for additional reports on police actions

Ombudsman Riitta-Leena Paunio reprimands Vantaa social welfare and health department
Applicants must be sent a decision on an official appointment as well as instructions for seeking to have the decision altered

Number of complaints continued to grow in 2006
Complaints concerned social welfare and health authorities, the police, the prison service and courts

National Board of Patents and Registration neglected its duty to oversee Riihisäätiö foundation
Reprimand by the Deputy-Ombudsman

Payment of diesel tax rebates unlawfully suspended
Deputy-Ombudsman criticises Ministry of Finance and Finnish Vehicle Administration

In accident situations, personal data that are required to be kept secret must not be released into the public domain
Deputy-Ombudsman Lindstedt

Freedom of movement of uninvolved parties must be ensured during a rally competition
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen

Problems relating to legal security in vehicle taxation
Deputy-Ombdusman Jääskeläinen

Deputy Ombudsman Lindstedt has received the police's report on the "Smash Asem" events