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#AiristonHelmi raids aftermath thread below:
1 Russian citizen detained. 1 person with unknown nationality detained.

17 properties were searched.

Possible imprisonments will be decided by Tuesday. uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/259534…
Weapons found during raids. Deemed as collectibles, no charges coming on that. is.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
Hungarian investigative journal 444 (based on their prev joint research with Direkt36 and Novaya Gazeta): Persons behind #AiristonHelmi participated to shady visa program run by #Hungary's governing #Fidesz party. demokraatti.fi/unkarilaissivu…
Persons w/ #AiristonHelmi registered van returned to HQ on Sunday evening, drove STT photographer away from near the premises. When h/she moved 200m away some persons left the HQ, filmed photographer's car and made clear not welcome to the area*
savonsanomat.fi/kotimaa/L%C3%A…
* no Finnish law prohibiting photographing in public spaces. Pure intimidation
Finnish National Bureau of Investigation KRP does not rule out investigations of local companies who've done business with #AiristonHelmi svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2018/0…
Finnish National Bureau of Investigation KRP will dig #AiristonHelmi thoroughly. Entirety one theme, are operations what the company claims or "totally something else". >>

ts.fi/uutiset/paikal…
>> No shelters dug into deep rock found despite prev claims of such in media.

Police can not stop company continuing operations, properties not confiscated (for now, "will not go anywhere")
On prev linked savonsanomat article Finnish National Bureau of Investigation KRP inspector Ranta-aho says #AiristonHelmi properties "no military base" based on what they've seen during raids (Finnish politician @KarnaMikko had claimed so)

All 2 detained work for the company.
@KarnaMikko Finnish gov and President have since 2014 suspected that #AiristonHelmi properties could be used as "little green men" housing during conflict. Issue has been repeatedly raised in various decision-making committees already during prev gov (2011-15). >> aamulehti.fi/uutiset/hallit…
@KarnaMikko >> Monitoring of #AiristonHelmi was intensified after #Crimea occupation in 2014.

Finnish Security Intelligence Service director's statement to Parliament's Administration Committee on suspicious purchases in 2016 was referring to AH, despite not naming it.
Finnish National Bureau of Investigation says that operation was prepared since February 2018.

Interior Minister Mykkänen: #AiristonHelmi investigation "exceptional", discussions were held beforehand. "Financial crimes suspicions enough for warrant"

yle.fi/uutiset/3-1041…
Police wants two detained employees of #AiristonHelmi to be kept jailed. One Russian citizen, one Estonian yle.fi/uutiset/3-1042…
One suspect born in 1960s, other in 1980s.

Aggravated money laundering happened already in 2007 (the year #AiristonHelmi was created).

Investigation to take months, likely to next spring. hs.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
Finnish National Bureau of Investigation presser: 100 of their own employees plus 300 other officials involved in #AiristonHelmi raids.

poliisi.fi/keskusrikospol…
Previously announced was 100. Now 400. 400!

Largest peacetime law-enforcing joint operation of Finnish security authorities?
Finnish President was pre informed of the upcoming #AiristonHelmi raid already in June. iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/c657f1…
... Remember, official lore is that investigation and raids based on financial crimes in just millions. Not billions but millions.

Quite a chain of command here, all the way to the President.
Italian #frontman who's #AiristonHelmi chairman of the board stunned by raids. "Do I need a lawyer?"

... become COB in 2016 after Russian buddy businessman asked him to help clean up the financial mess his predecessor left and stop losing more money. >> iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/4e68d4…
>> Did such a fine job as a #front COB that #AiristonHelmi now has bad credit history too.

Company's bookkeeper resigned today effective immediately.

Financial stats from asiakastieto.fi/yritykset/fi/a…
If you look at the official numbers the Russian businessman didn't care one bit that the Italian COB just kept producing horrible net losses during couple years of his "reign" - shuure he was hired to fix finances.
Over 500,000€ cash in plastic bag found at #AiristonHelmi premises during raids.

Finnish National Bureau of Investigation investigator Taskila: Vessels and harbor area searched (we knew that already) but now the weird part: "no divings done" >>

uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/259593…
>> There has been reports of unauthorized deep dives from #AiristonHelmi for some years. You need a permit for those when operating in strategically sensitive areas.
Oh, now even Finnish president commenting while in New York for UN general meeting: Knew about the upcoming #AiristonHelmi operation for a long time, "does not affect Finland–Russia relations" yle.fi/uutiset/3-1042…
HS also reports in passing of 2nd company under investigation, linked to #AiristonHelmi hs.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
Russian man detained during #AiristonHelmi raid not released, court ruled he will stay in jail for investigation hs.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
Also Estonian man arrested during #AiristonHelmi raid kept behind bars. Both him and the other arrested used Russian language interpreter during court proceedings.

is.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
This Estonian (pretty safe to assume he's ethnic Russian) guy is interesting. In Estonia, he's board member of a small association which stated aim is to protect Ukrainian national culture (!) and cultural exchange. is.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
Arrested are Boris Iljitsov (Estonian) and Gleb Eremin (Russian) lounaeestlane.ee/soomes-nabiti-… err.ee/864131/pealtna…
Approximately 3 million euros confiscated at #AiristonHelmi properties during raid. Not just €s but other currencies too. hs.fi/kotimaa/art-20…
7 safes found during #AiristonHelmi raids. 4 were transported to NBI premises for opening (that likely explains why amount of money jumped so substantially - took some time to uncork) ts.fi/uutiset/paikal…
Finnish Security Intelligence Service joins to #AiristonHelmi investigation.

"#Supo's core functions are counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and security work" (from official webpage) so there are other than financial crimes under investigation too.
uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/259958…
Lännen media (media house which publishes 11 regional newspapers) has information that Finnish Security Intelligence Service #Supo has been working on #AiristonHelmi investigation since early this week.

ts.fi/uutiset/kotima…
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