{"id":8201,"date":"2022-01-20T08:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T08:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adf.uk\/?p=8201"},"modified":"2024-02-16T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:29:44","slug":"mps-warn-uk-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/mps-warn-uk-parliament","title":{"rendered":"MPs warn UK parliament of \u201cnarrowing\u201d space for free speech in light of Finnish MP on trial for tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8201\" class=\"elementor elementor-8201\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e2687f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e2687f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-457050b8\" data-id=\"457050b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7041d383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7041d383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>MPs have filed a motion to acknowledge the plight of P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen just days from her criminal trial over Bible tweet (Monday 24th)<\/li>\n \t<li>The former Finnish Minister of the Interior faces three criminal charges for sharing her deeply held beliefs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong style=\"font-size: revert; letter-spacing: 0px;\">LONDON<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; letter-spacing: 0px;\"> (20 January) \u2013 UK MPs have filed a motion to parliament, heralding concerns about the prosecution of Finnish MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen who shared her deeply-held beliefs in a Tweet accompanied by Bible verses.<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\nThe former Minister of the Interior is being accused of engaging in \u201chate speech\u201d for publicly voicing her deeply held beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics. Finland\u2019s Prosecutor General has brought three criminal charges against R\u00e4s\u00e4nen over the contents of a pamphlet R\u00e4s\u00e4nen wrote on these topics in 2004, for engaging in a debate on a 2019 radio show and for a tweet containing a picture of Bible verses R\u00e4s\u00e4nen directed at her church leadership. Bishop Juhana Pohjola faces trial alongside her for publishing a pamphlet for his congregation that R\u00e4s\u00e4nen wrote on the topic over 17 years ago.\n\nR\u00e4s\u00e4nen is officially being prosecuted for the crime of \u201cethnic agitation\u201d, under the section of \u201cwar crimes and crimes against humanity\u201d in the Finnish criminal code.\n\n\u201cI will continue to stand for what I believe and what I have written. And I will speak and write about these things, because they are a matter of conviction, not only an opinion. I trust that we still live in a democracy, and we have our constitution and international agreements that guarantee our freedom of speech and religion,\u201d said MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, former Minister of the Interior and grandmother facing trial for a tweet.\n\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iR2V0IHRvIGtub3cgUMOkaXZpIFLDpHPDpG5lbiBpbnRlcnZpZXciIHdpZHRoPSI1MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjgxIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL1Z5RHVuenZtR1RjP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3c9ImFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXI7IGF1dG9wbGF5OyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgZ3lyb3Njb3BlOyBwaWN0dXJlLWluLXBpY3R1cmU7IHdlYi1zaGFyZSIgcmVmZXJyZXJwb2xpY3k9InN0cmljdC1vcmlnaW4td2hlbi1jcm9zcy1vcmlnaW4iIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_VyDunzvmGTc_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\n<strong>UK MPs concerned about implications of Finnish case<\/strong>\n\nA<a href=\"https:\/\/edm.parliament.uk\/early-day-motion\/59345\">n Early Day Motion<\/a> was signed by Gregory Campbell MP, Paul Girvan MP and Jim Shannon MP, highlighting the controversial prosecution and raising concerns about \u201cthe potential implications of that case for other countries\u201d.\n\nR\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s case may ultimately be decided by the European Court and its rulings must be followed within the UK legal system.\n\nThe motion acknowledges R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s resolute faith and warns that self-censorship leads to a narrowing space for free speech. The full text reads:\n\n\u201cThat this House notes that a Member of the Finnish Parliament, Paivi Rasanen, has been the subject of a two-year pre-trial investigation in response to charges brought by the Prosecutor General of Finland relating to her publicly expressed views on traditional marriage resulting in a court case due to commence on 24 January 2022; is concerned at the potential implications of that case for other countries; further notes the range of non-Christian groups and individuals who have criticised the decision to prosecute; and acknowledges Ms Rasanen&#8217;s quoted and reported comments before the court case that she will not back down from her views and will not be intimidated into hiding her faith, and the more Christians keep silent on controversial themes, the narrower the space for freedom of speech gets.\u201d\n\nFive days from her criminal trial, R\u00e4s\u00e4nen has affirmed her commitment to speaking up for freedom of expression:\n\n\u201cNow it is time to speak. Because the more we are silent, the narrower the space for freedom of speech and religion grows. If I\u2019m convicted, I think that the worst consequence would not be the fine against me, or even the prison sentence, it would be the censorship,\u201d says P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen ahead of the trial.\n\n<strong>Free speech on trial<\/strong>\n\nPolice investigations against R\u00e4s\u00e4nen started in June 2019. As an active member of the Finnish Lutheran church, she had addressed the leadership of her church on Twitter and questioned its official sponsorship of the LGBT event &#8216;Pride 2019&#8217;, accompanied by an image of Bible verses from the New Testament book of Romans. Following this tweet, further investigations against R\u00e4s\u00e4nen were launched, going back to a church pamphlet R\u00e4s\u00e4nen wrote almost 20 years ago. In the last two years, R\u00e4s\u00e4nen has attended several lengthy police interrogations about her Christian beliefs \u2013 including being frequently asked by the police to explain her understanding of the Bible.\n\nTwo of the three charges R\u00e4s\u00e4nen faces come after the police made strong recommendations not to continue the prosecution. R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s statements also did not violate the policies of Twitter or the national broadcaster, which is why they are still freely available on their platforms. As her trial date approaches, ADF International continues to support R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s defence and the right for everyone to freely share their beliefs.\n\n<strong>Counting on the court<\/strong>\n\n\u201cIn a free society, everyone should be allowed to share their beliefs without fear of censorship. This is the foundation of every free and democratic society. Criminalizing speech through so-called \u2018hate-speech\u2019 laws shuts down important public debates and poses a grave threat to our democracies. These sorts of cases create a culture of fear and censorship and are becoming all too common throughout Europe. We hope and trust the Helsinki District Court will uphold the fundamental right to freedom of speech and acquit P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen of these outrageous charges,\u201d said Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International and author of \u2018Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech\u2019.\n\nR\u00e4s\u00e4nen has served as a Finnish Member of Parliament since 1995, was chair of the Christian Democrats from 2004-2015, and from 2011-2015 she was the Minister of the Interior, during which she held responsibility for church affairs in Finland.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MPs have filed a motion to acknowledge the plight of P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen just days from her criminal trial over Bible tweet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":21787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[898],"class_list":["post-8201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-uk-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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