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Finland: Christian politician wins latest round of Bible tweet legal defence

Finland: Christian politician wins latest round of Bible tweet legal defence
 Päivi Räsänen | ADF International
ET staff writer
ET staff writer
14 December, 2023 1 min read

Christian Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen has been found not guilty of hate speech by the Helsinki Court of Appeal.

Prosecutors had charged her with committing a crime for posting her religious beliefs along with a verse from the Bible on social media.

But the appeal court unanimously dismissed all charges against the parliamentarian and her co-defendant, Bishop Juhana Pohjola.

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