Lauri Tähkä’s trial began today, September 19.
Lauri Tähkä appeared quiet in court, but gave a few comments to the media. In court, he was accompanied by his own film crew. Inka Soveri
Vocalist Lauri Tähkäproperly named Jarkko Suo, arrived today at Kanta-Häme District Court, where the sexual crime charge against him is being discussed. In June, Tähkä was charged with forcing a sexual act.
At the beginning of the trial, attention was attracted by the camera crew that accompanied Tähkä. According to Iltalehti’s reporter who was on the spot, the cameramen followed Tähkä through the security check, after which the group followed Tähkä in the elevator towards the meeting hall.
However, neither Tähkä nor the film crew told the media why and what they were filming.
A serious and silent Tähkä leaned against the wall before the start of the trial. The photo crew was closely with the singer. Esko Tuovinen
The reason was revealed?
Episode-lehti was the first to publish the news that the singer was accompanied by an award-winning Finnish director together with the cameramen Joonas Berghäll. He is known for, among other things men’s turn from the movie.
Finnish Film Foundation from the site it turns out that Berghäll has been granted a grant of 100,000 euros on March 7 for the production of a documentary film. According to the information, the applicant is the Oktober Oy film production company.
The description of the aid decision and the basis for granting it is as follows.
– Joonas Berghäll’s documentary film about the top of the music world. The film follows a long-standing domestic top artist and his rise from a small village to one of the most followed artists in the whole country.
The documentary in question possibly deals with Lauri Tähkä, whom Berghäll was with at today’s trial together with the cameramen.
Tähkä, who was born in Vaasa but lived in Teuva, fits the description of the support granted by the Finnish Film Foundation. Tähkä, who lived in a small town, has become one of Finland’s most famous singers through his career as an artist.
The camera crew in question closely followed Tähkä’s movements and expressions in court. Esko Tuovinen
Comments to the media
Nothing was told to the media about the purpose or intentions of the camera crew, but the cameramen filmed both Tähkä and the media on site before the trial.
Tähkä himself answered briefly when the media asked questions.
– It feels really bad. I haven’t done anything wrong, Tähkä commented.
Tähkä didn’t answer anything else, but Tähkä’s assistant took care of the talking in the end.
– In this case, the name of the accused, the title of the crime and the time it was committed are public. Everything else is secret, the assistant stated when asked about the trial.
The assistant also said that the matter will be handled in secret from the public, and that the documents will most likely also be secret. The district court will decide whether they give a partially public verdict.
A documentary will possibly be filmed about the cob, where clips from the trial that has just started may be shown. Esko Tuovinen