Finnish CEO sentenced for breaching Russia sanctions and company to forfeit benefits

6 July 2026

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The CEO (Risto Riihimäki) of Finnish company Idän liikkenvälitys IL Oy has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months imprisonment for using the company to perpetrate the export of equipment to Russia in...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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