Pirate Bay Review Judge Removed For Bias???

Posted by on 2009/05/22 Leave a comment (4) Go to comments


by Irma Arkus

The reveal of judge Tomas Norström presiding over the Pirate Bay Four case as a biased judge sent shockwaves through Sweden. Norstrom was found to be involved with a number of active copyright-reenforcement lobbying groups. The case, Pirate Bay Four lawyer stated, was biased.

Now, the plot thickens, as the judge Reviewing the case circumstances, Ulrika Ihrfelt, has been removed herself from involvement…for being biased.

Ihrfelt was to determine whether Norström’s judgment can be dismissed in favor of a re-trial. Now, however, due to the discovery that Ihrfelt herself is a member of those same lobbying groups, she will no longer be in charge of the investigation.

The plot thickens though – even if Ihrfelt was removed from the case, Swedish courts apparently have a difficult time finding members who are not tied to the lobbying groups. Currently, three new judges have been appointed to review the case appeal.

Even though the court stated that the three are uninvolved with pro-copyright lobbyists, simple Google searches confirmed otherwise. Anders Eka, for example, has been found to be tied to The Stockholm Center for Commercial Law organisation, whose members are also Monique Wasted and Peter Danowsky, prosecution lawyers in the Pirate Bay Four case who generally work on behest of movie and music industries.

Currently, it is the question of Norström’s bias that must be determined. And the results of the review will be seen in a matter of weeks. [TorrentFreak]

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  • Anonymous

    what a crapshoot! don’t get suied in Swede court. Or you’ll end up in jail. What the hell? It’s like Turkey or something.

  • superjaded

    but it makes them look like incompetent fools, attempting a machivellian coup against the Pirate Bay. I like it. Bring it on. Either way the judgment goes, the image of impropriety will be there and their judgment deemed irrelevant. Oh yeah.

  • johnjohn2

    this outrageous trial is only going to end in more outrageous stunts by the MPAA and RIAA lawyers. These guys have a lot of money to throw around, but boy can they not cover their tracks very well at all.

  • nunu37

    why this is allowed to go on. thus far, the trial results have shamed Swedish courts and judicial system. This is a major national embarassement of international proportions. If this goes on, my head is going to blow up. I don’t care how much money you may have, it still does not mean that you get to buy yourself a slew of judges. If this judgment gets approved, I think Sweden just may become the fuse for WWIII.