True Crime Finland

True Crime Finland


Episode 017 : Jari Aarnio, part 1

March 23, 2018

How does one go from respected and talented drug investigator to drug dealer and corrupt police officer? This multiparter is about Jari Aarnio and one of the most baffling cases of police misconduct in Finnish criminal history.


Torsti Koskinen: chief and founder of the Helsinki police narcotics division from 1975 to 1996


Miika Kortekallio: Finnish criminal


Ritva Santavuori: prosecutor


Raimo Tienhaara: Finnish criminal responsible for the planning of the attack on Aarnio in 1996


Petri Rainiala: Helsinki police narcotics division senior officer belonging to Aarnio’s inner circle


Ari-Pekka Koivisto: state prosecutor in charge of the investigation into HPN that started in 2007


Keijo Vilhunen: Finnish criminal


Mikael Runeberg: NBI investigator who later moved on to work for the HPN


Paul Perovuo: lawyer who helped Aarnio draft investigation requests


Pekka Anttila: reporter for Suomen Kuvalehti


 


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