‘Prosecutors are openly attacking the core doctrines of Christianity’
By Bob Unruh
(Photo by Joe Kovacs)
A Christian who is a member of parliament in Finland, acquitted earlier after being accused of “hate” for sharing her faith, now is facing another assault by her nation’s legal system.
It’s not a surprise, since WND reported at her acquittal, prosecutors continued to demand that she be punished.
The case involves Paivi Rasanen, of Finland, who last year was acquitted of charges that her faith-based statements created “ethnic agitation.”
She was named in three counts of that offense, but a court then dismissed those claims.
Päivi Räsänen (Facebook)
That court also ordered prosecutors to pay more than 60,000 euros of her legal costs.
But prosecutors then said her case was not over.
A report in Decision magazine at the time confirmed the Helsinki Court of Appeals reopened the prosecution.
A report from Premier Christian News now explains she’s been given a new court summons.
The former interior minister now must attend the Court of Appeal on Aug. 22, with Bishop Juhana Pohjola, who is being prosecuted for publishing her comments, appearing two days later.