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Thorum
04-27-2009, 01:29 PM
Interesting, and irritating, story out of Finland (http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/27/free-speech-under-attack-in-finland/). Also, check out the comment #7 left on the story by Mikko. He mentions Suomen Sissu. I wonder if we know who he is?:

"POPULAR Finnish politician and blogger Jussi Halla-aho has fallen foul of Finland’s archaic blasphemy laws by claiming that the 'prophet' Mohammed was a paedophile.
The Eurabia (http://www.eurabia.cz/Articles/2927-jussi-halla-aho-to-stand-trial-for-blasphemy-against-allah.aspx) blog revealed at the weekend that the Helsinki city councilman was charged in the Helsinki district court with blasphemy, and incitement of an ethnic group, and ordered to stand trial for publishing the 'slur'.
According to the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Jorme Kalske:

'Halla-aho had uploaded to the Internet and submitted writings to the general public, in which Islam and its sacred institutions were combined with paedophilia…'"