Supreme Court allows appeal against acquittal when defendant previously requested no punishment for accomplice.

The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the appeal against the district court's acquittal of the defendant. The defendant had previously requested that no punishment be imposed on an accomplice during the preliminary investigation, yet the lower court acquitted the defendant of the assault charge. The court ruled that the defendant's prior request for leniency regarding the accomplice does not waive their right to challenge the acquittal of the principal offender on appeal.