Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding defendant's duty to pay state ransom money for crime victims.

The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the appeal against the lower court's decision regarding the defendant's obligation to pay ransom money to the state. The defendant argued that the state should bear the cost of victim compensation, while the prosecution contended that the defendant must fulfill the payment duty directly. The court ruled that the statutory obligation to pay ransom money falls squarely on the criminal defendant, and the state is not liable for this specific financial burden.