Finnish Court Cuts Simon Ekpa’s Prison Sentence to Four Years

The Court of Appeal in Finland has cut Simon Ekpa’s six-year jail term to four years.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland sentenced Mr Ekpa to six years in prison last year. This was after he was found guilty of charges related to terrorism.

The Finnish court also found Mr Ekpa guilty of “aggravated tax fraud.”

Mr Ekpa did not agree with the judgement and took his case to a higher court.

On Thursday, the appeal court confirmed the decision made by the Päijät-Häme District Court that labeled the Biafra activist a terrorist.

However, the court decided to reduce his six-year prison term to four years. Yle, a Finnish newspaper, reported this.