Finnish Politician Faces Hate Charges for Offences Including Quoting Bible
5 May 2021
A Finnish Christian Democrat MP has been charged with incitement over LGBT-critical comments made on social media, including quoting a passage from the Bible.
The Finnish Prosecutor General announced the charges against Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen, who served as interior minister from 2012 to 2015, over posts made on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook in June 2019.
According to a report from Finnish broadcaster Yle, the charges also relate to writings by Räsänen on the website of the Luther Foundation of Finland and the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland.