A Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, is suspected of helping Russian spies in Denmark. He has in all secrecy been arrested and charged with violating a paragraph in the Danish penal code called 'the mild espionage paragraph'. This is according to weekly newspaper Weekendavisen which comes out tomorrow Friday, report Danish media.
The paragraph concerns persons who, without directly divulging state secrets, have aided a foreign intelligence service in operating in Denmark. Timo Kivimäki, who has been employed by the University of Copenhagen since 1999 has now been suspended.
According to Weekendavisen, the prosecutors claim Timo Kivimäki has held meetings with four Russian agents and delivered security briefings and information of interest to Russian intelligence.
Did analysis work, arguments
Kivimäki himself claims he is innocent of all the charges.
»The Russians that I have met, were as I perceive it normal diplomats from the embassy, and I have therefore not helped the intelligence service,« he says to Weekendavisen.
According to Kivimäki he carried out analysis work and formulated scientific arguments on security policy for a fee, for the Russians and for other diplomats and governments. The analyses have in this case been about Iraq, Iran and the territorial discussion about the Arctic. He was apparently arrested 8 September 2010 by the police intelligence service PET after years of surveillance.
UCPH: Suspension of prof. 'normal procedure'
The University of Copenhagen writes on its official website ku.dk that professor Kivimäki was already suspended one year ago. It is normal procedure to suspend a staff member who is charged in a criminal case, it writes.
»We have been briefed by the police early on. Now the case has to go through the town court. I cannot therefore comment the case before there is a court ruling,« says Dean of the Social Sciences Troels Østergaard Sørensen.
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Timo is innocent
I have known Timo for almost 10years, as both academic and personal friends. He is a good person and very serious scholar. From what I know of him, I do not believe that he would commited in such an action. He is innocent.
Cold War is over, but only to those who it does not apply
I've been noticing 'a trend' in politicial studies for Russia and Socialism in Finland. As I've faced several difficulties in Finland in my (and other people's) property cases I read some books written by Finns on their political system as well as some western books on cold war.
You may find some observations -which you may not agree- via www-link xxxx (just follow the blue bottom link). While facing these difficulties I did observe Danmark not very willing to take apart in Nordic Human Rights protection internationally, but I suppose that is your way of staying out of trouble?
According to the books I've read and news articles from newspapers Russia has operated in Finland as long as Finland has existed. Even Finnish Police is based on Russia Secrect Police and it operated in a wide spectr in Finland. Late purchases have been land property close to military bases, link stations, business in banking, telecommunication and military products. Russia is now looking for minority shareholding in High-Tech companies (see the news article I attached). As Western Intelligence has also financed Finnish politican system (see an other article I attached), then it is pretty obvious and even according to my own experience, that everything from running businesses to land property in based rather on mutual agreements than to Laws. Most positions in our government must be based on political nominations as nothing goes according to the Laws and crimes are not inspected unless on government interest (=someone from government told to do so).
Few days ago there was a documentary of emigrants being spied in Finland (http://ohjelmat.yle.fi/mot/mot_7_5). What this documentation forgot to mention was the Finns being spied by the Finnish Police. For example Finnish Police committed illegal observation and eavesdropping to my residence in Valkeakoskin in around 1997 (in stead of simly asking 'is there something wrong? - the normal way to do things').
I sincerely hope and wish Timo Kivimäki is not a spy, even you say he was supplying the Russian embassy with the names of prospective agents among students when he was arrested. However I do believe these things exist as Finnish books on Russia spies usually tell very clear who they were carrying a killing contract, and how they either killed or tried to kill their target among how these people swapped information.
You may ask "what is you motive on this and are you a spy too?". Unfortunately I'm only a victim of injustice [removed paragraph].
I sincerely wish Danmark to support my case into International Court in order to punish Finland for ruining 15 years from my life. I just want my property and compensation out so I can do whatever I want to.
Thank You.
--- Russia makes huge investments into High-Technology so I suppose they (and Finland) need spies?
Kauppalehti, Monday April 30th in 2012, page 4 and 5, title 'Tsubais houkuttelee high tech -yrityksiä Venäjälle' [Tsubais allure High Tech -Companies into Russia]
--- Since CIA has also financed SDP, we may ask "do you sing the songs of those who are paying your salary?
CIA financed Finnish Socialist between 1945 - 1954 and maybe onwards (draft memo of CIA generation socialists)
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