The text in question dates from 2006, and contains Halla-aho’s thoughts on supposed links between leftists and Muslims in western countries.
“I write texts for publication, I can not affect where they are cited or what they are connected to,” said Halla-aho.
Halla-aho, a True Finn politician convicted of violating the right of peaceful worship after anti-Muslim comments, charges others in Finland with using the recent terrorist attacks for their own political ends.
“Violence against innocents is always to be condemned, in every situation,” said Halla-aho. “This has always been my unambiguous opinion, in every case.”
The manifesto published by Breivik also quoted the Finnish Centre party politician Hannu Takkula on the Middle East. The quoted text concerned the EU, the Middle East and Israel, and he says it primarily concerned human rights. He says the message of his text was diametrically opposed to that of the author who cited him.
