Jori Lehterä has denied guilty to drug crime. The court had to give judgment of Tampere, the largest in the cocaine trial as early as Thursday, but the verdict read the letter until next week.Jori Lehterä is represented Finland in the olympic (2014) and world championships (2010 and 2014) and World cup (2016). TOMI NATRI / AOP
the Pirkanmaa district court was supposed to give this afternoon its judgment on a drug case, the processing of which started the end of last year. For fresh information, according to the district court is taken in the matter of grace and give its verdict until Wednesday 27. march. Da Antti Virtanen have not been reached to comment on the transfer’s fault.
the Case is the defendants more than 20. One of them is Jori Lehterä , more than 300 NHL fights in his career played for the top hockey player.
Lehterää, 31, charged with a drug crime, which dates back to last spring and summer. Challenge application works in the description of the Lehterän tell the “illegally obtained and kept possession of cocaine, eight grams of” as well as “trying to purchase cocaine in one-gram”.
the Prosecutor demanded Lehterälle five-month prison sentence.
Cottage-shock
Inland Finland police struck last summer Lehterän Näsijärvi beach cottages. Lehterä was not caught among them – but autumn will revealed that he is one of the drug cases of the suspects.
the Case and Lehterän name raised first raised in the MTV crime-scene program as early as September.
Lehterä has denied guilt in the autumn in two interrogations, as well as about a month ago, the Pirkanmaa district court session in which he participated in a video connection.
– my Attitude (drugs) is really negative, he told me.
my Cousin died in 2011 of drug. It is a little difficult to hear he was drug dealing with.
Lehterä has been in the media regarding the quiet, but he comment on the incident in brief The Philadelphia Inquirer -the magazine for the beginning of the year.
I haven’t done anything wrong, Lehterä announced.
I’m Going to clean my name. Comments (add), when the whole case is wrapped up.
“drunk driver”
the prosecutor of the screen Lehterää against mainly based on teletutkintaan, location data and one prime suspect, in 1993, a man born pre-trial speech.
the prime Suspect told me that he sold Lehterälle 6-8 grams of cocaine last summer, the Tampere club.
the right to sit in those prime suspect has been quiet.
the Defense says the screen is weak.
work description is fully detailed, Lehterän lawyer Petteri Sotamaa line to the court.
– We don’t know, because Lehterän allegedly acquired cocaine, where and how much,
Police received a telekuunte lemalla out Lehterän asked two pääsyytettyä him. The police and the public prosecutor according to the circular visit request is a typical code language for drug offences.
Lehterän it has been a ride needs.
– the Term could be maybe a drunk driver, He summed up.
– Lehterä can’t go to Tampere the night at the taxi rank. There is cell phone cameras and aggressive line suppliers. All went to number Seven and the tabloids. Lehterällä there have been three such credit driver.
“Target important economic benefits,”
tampere is the largest drug trial suspected main factors are according to the prosecution, the acquisition and spread of nearly two pounds of undiluted, on the ground that the strength of cocaine.
the challenge in the application states that “the crime has been of considerable economic benefit” and “drug crime is also a whole review of the gross, taking into account the crime subject to the receipt of the drug item number, works of long duration-of-action of a substance in order to dilute the substance of the sales arrangements as well as substance to sell a wide buy”.
well known to be required 6 to 10 years ‘ imprisonment.
MS-spring to remain with the Philadelphia Flyers Jori Lehterän career last in the NHL with? AOP
Lehterä has played in the NHL since autumn 2014. His contract with the Philadelphia flyers with the ending to this season.
Lehterä has played this season poorly: of the 27-match, three (1+2) power points. At the beginning of February he plunged into a farm, the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantomsia.
He told the court that Lehterän career suffered from the negative publicity.
the Story is exceptionally sad because Lehterän attitude towards drugs is the categorical negative, He said.
I can’t find anyone who would claim otherwise. Lehterä to live a regular and disciplined elite athlete’s life.
Jori Lehterän name published because he is a worldwide known athlete and role model, whose possible drug use or possession has a social significance.
Case and the header updated at 11: 30. Added fresh information judgment delay.
