(Yle) Finland’s Prosecutor General Raija Toiviainen wants to bring charges against Finns Party MP Juha Mäenpää for inciting hatred against an ethnic group.
As Mäenpää delivered a speech before the legislature last June, he likened asylum seekers to an invasive species.
According to news service STT, Mäenpää said he was not guilty of the offence, saying that his statement was part of a spontaneous debate, and not criminal speech.
A preliminary police investigation into the matter found grounds for the charge. However, to move forward with an indictment, the prosecutor needs to secure the approval of five-sixths of parliament.
