Prosecutor closes inquiry into Amirkhani trial incident

The preliminary assessment of a courtroom incident involving mixed martial arts fighter Makwan Amirkhani has been closed, and no criminal investigation will be opened, Yle reports.

Police in Western Uusimaa proposed ending the assessment, and a prosecutor approved the proposal. The matter will not proceed to court, police inspector Katja Saukoniemi told Yle.

The incident took place during Amirkhani’s trial in late October. A criminal complaint was filed over an alleged petty assault after Amirkhani’s lawyer, Kari Uoti, pushed an Ilta-Sanomat photographer. Uoti said the photographer had stepped on his foot. Police later received a second complaint related to the photographer’s conduct. No one was suspected of a crime during the preliminary assessment.

Amirkhani is accused of coercing musician Mira Luoto into a sexual act. Prosecutors are seeking a suspended sentence of about 18 months. Amirkhani denies the offence and wants the charge dismissed. The trial is due to continue on 22 December.