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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

I don't know how it goes in the US, but in Finland the concept of lex praevia is set in the Finnish constitution.

Section 8 Principle of legality in criminal law No one shall be held guilty of a criminal offence or be sentenced to a punishment on account of an act that did not constitute a criminal offence under law at the time when it was committed. The punishment imposed for an offence shall not be more severe than that provided by law at the time of commission of the offence.

While the Finnish constitution is not set in stone, and can indeed be amended via a supermajority, there's practically no government that would actually allow that kind of change to legislation. It's obvious to anyone what breaking said principle would mean and strive for, and doing so would require at least four different parties to agree.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    IDK why you think USA is relevant? USA is a shithole country that is in no way representative of how democracies work.

    criminal offence

    Doesn't mean a fine can't be increased, and a permission to use the land can be withdrawn.

    After the tech company illegally stripped

    So it was already illegal, and increasing the punishment because of especially egregious circumstances would be within what is legally possible.
    Also a government can administratively fine a company, Italy does that all the time. In EU the fines against companies like Google were determined by a political council like this for example:
    https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_17_1806

    This fine of €2.42 billion was issued purely by politicians on an administrative basis for breaking EU regulation. Since Finland is a member of EU, this is also legal in Finland.

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