A Finnish enchantment court docket has diminished the jail sentence of Biafran separatist chief, Simon Ekpa, from six to four years.
Finnish newspaper Yle disclosed this in a report on Thursday.
However, the Court of Appeal upheld the choice of the Päijät-Häme District Court, which discovered Ekpa responsible of terrorism-related costs final yr.
Ekpa subsequently appealed the ruling, looking for to have his conviction and sentence overturned.
In a ruling that supplied some reduction to Ekpa, the Court of Appeal discovered him responsible of the identical offences however diminished his jail term after contemplating the circumstances surrounding his actions. The court docket famous that the scenario within the Biafran area carefully resembled, however didn’t meet the definition of, a civil battle.
Ekpa had advised the court docket that his involvement was not motivated by terrorist intent, citing the political turmoil within the Biafran area.
