Police Start Investigation into Threats Against Migration Minister
Astrid Thors
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Police have begun investigating threats made on the internet against the Minister for Migration, Astrid Thors. Senior Police Commissioner Göran Wennqvist of the National Bureau of Investigation says the case is being treated as an illegal threat.
Police are separately investigating a Facebook group falsely opened in the minister’s name. Officers say this is being treated as a case of slander. Wennqvist adds a suspect has been questioned and has admitted guilt.
Both the National Bureau of Investigation and the State Prosecutor’s Office discussed the recent threats made against the minister on Monday.
Two weeks ago, Astrid Thors asked the police to investigate threats of violence made against her on Facebook saying the comments can no longer be justified as free speech.
The National Bureau of Investigation is also examining an online hate site that calls for the murder of leading Finnish politicians as well as immigrants. The Finnish-language site is registered to a long-time American neo-Nazi.
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