Initially the ACC was eager to follow the case, but after written orders from Nihtilä and Haahti surfaced, they left the investigation to Valpo, the much communist-controlled security police of Finland at the time.
Initially, the ACC was eager to investigate the case but after orders from Nihtilä and Haahti were revealed, they relinquished the investigation to Valpo, the Finnish security police under communist control at the time.