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On 27 March 2009, the Helsinki District Court ordered Halla-aho to trial on charges of [[incitement to ethnic or racial hatred]] as well as [[Blasphemy law#Finland|breach of the sanctity of religion]]. Halla-aho was charged after posting remarks related to the sentencing of [[Seppo Lehto]] on his blog ''Scripta'' in 2008. Here, Halla-aho wrote that the prophet [[Muhammad]] was a [[paedophilia|paedophile]], and that Islam is a religion of paedophilia, because Muhammad had intercourse with his 9-year-old wife, and according to [[Sunnah]], Mohammed's life is exemplary in every way. He also asked if it could be stated that robbing passersby and living on taxpayers' expense are cultural and possibly genetic characteristics of [[Somali people|Somalis]]. This was allegedly a sarcastic response to a Finnish columnist of the newspaper [[Kaleva (newspaper)|Kaleva]] who had written that drinking excessively and fighting when drunk were cultural and possibly genetic characteristics of Finns.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jussi Halla-aho to stand trial for blasphemy against Allah | publisher = Tundra Tabloids | date = 27 March 2009 | url = http://tundratabloid.blogspot.com/2009/03/finland-free-speech-slammed-in-helsinki.html | accessdate = 1 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Bodissey | first = Baron | title = The Trial of Jussi Halla-aho | publisher = Gates of Vienna | date = 27 August 2009 | url = http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2009/08/trial-of-jussi-halla-aho.html | accessdate = 6 September 2009}} [http://gatesofvienna.net/2009/08/the-trial-of-jussi-halla-aho/]</ref>
On 27 March 2009, the Helsinki District Court ordered Halla-aho to trial on charges of [[incitement to ethnic or racial hatred]] (under Finnish law referred to as "ethnic agitation") as well as [[Blasphemy law#Finland|breach of the sanctity of religion]]. Halla-aho was charged after posting remarks related to the sentencing of [[Seppo Lehto]] on his blog ''Scripta'' in 2008. Here, Halla-aho wrote that the prophet [[Muhammad]] was a [[paedophilia|paedophile]], and that Islam is a religion of paedophilia. He also asked if it could be stated that robbing passersby and living on taxpayers' expense are cultural and possibly genetic characteristics of [[Somali people|Somalis]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news | title = Finns Party MP remains defiant after race hate conviction | publisher = Helsinki Times | date = 14 June 2012 | last=Dunne | first=David | url = http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/helsinkitimes/2012jun/issue24-255/helsinki_times24-255.pdf | accessdate = 8 July 2014}}</ref>


On 8 September 2009, the District Court convicted Halla-aho of disturbing religious worship, and ordered him to pay a fine of 330 euros.<ref>{{cite web | last = KGS | title = Finnish District Court squashes free speech | publisher = Tundra Tabloids | date = 8 September 2009 | url = http://tundratabloid.blogspot.com/2009/09/free-speech-loses-in-finland-as.html | accessdate = 14 September 2009}}</ref> The charge of ethnic agitation was dismissed. In October 2010 the Court of Appeal agreed with the District Court's conviction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2010/10/halla-ahon_blogituomio_pysyi_myos_hovissa_2098223.html|title=Halla-ahon blogituomio pysyi myös hovissa|last=Mölsä|first=Ari|date=29 October 2010|publisher=YLE|language=Finnish|accessdate=27 December 2010}}</ref> Both the prosecutor and Halla-aho appealed the case to the [[Supreme Court of Finland|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/artikkeli/Halla-ahon+blogikirjoittelu+KKOn+punnittavaksi/1135266038135|title=Halla-ahon blogikirjoittelu KKO:n punnittavaksi|date=10 May 2011|publisher=HS|language=Finnish|accessdate=21 October 2011}}</ref> The Supreme Court granted a leave to appeal in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edilex.fi/oikeuskaytanto/kko/valitusluvat/20110053|title=VL:2011-53|date=10 May 2011|work=Edilex database|publisher=Edita Publishing Oy|language=Finnish|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref> In a sentence given on the 8 of June 2012, the Supreme Court found Halla-aho guilty of both disturbing religious worship and ethnic agitation and increased his fines accordingly.<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/KKO+tuomitsi+Halla-ahon+my%C3%B6s+kiihottamisesta+kansanryhm%C3%A4%C3%A4+vastaan/a1305573468404 KKO tuomitsi Halla-ahon myös kiihottamisesta kansanryhmää vastaan], Helsingin Sanomat, 8.6.2012</ref>
On 8 September 2009, the District Court convicted Halla-aho of disturbing religious worship, and ordered him to pay a fine of 330 euros.<ref name="Times"/> The charge of ethnic agitation was dismissed. In October 2010 the Court of Appeal agreed with the District Court's conviction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2010/10/halla-ahon_blogituomio_pysyi_myos_hovissa_2098223.html|title=Halla-ahon blogituomio pysyi myös hovissa|last=Mölsä|first=Ari|date=29 October 2010|publisher=YLE|language=Finnish|accessdate=27 December 2010}}</ref> Both the prosecutor and Halla-aho appealed the case to the [[Supreme Court of Finland|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/artikkeli/Halla-ahon+blogikirjoittelu+KKOn+punnittavaksi/1135266038135|title=Halla-ahon blogikirjoittelu KKO:n punnittavaksi|date=10 May 2011|publisher=HS|language=Finnish|accessdate=21 October 2011}}</ref> The Supreme Court granted a leave to appeal in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edilex.fi/oikeuskaytanto/kko/valitusluvat/20110053|title=VL:2011-53|date=10 May 2011|work=Edilex database|publisher=Edita Publishing Oy|language=Finnish|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref> In a sentence given on the 8 of June 2012, the Supreme Court found Halla-aho guilty of both disturbing religious worship and of ethnic agitation and increased his fines accordingly.<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/KKO+tuomitsi+Halla-ahon+my%C3%B6s+kiihottamisesta+kansanryhm%C3%A4%C3%A4+vastaan/a1305573468404 KKO tuomitsi Halla-ahon myös kiihottamisesta kansanryhmää vastaan], Helsingin Sanomat, 8.6.2012</ref><ref name="Times"/>


==Other controversies==
==Other controversies==

Revision as of 22:32, 7 July 2014

Jussi Halla-aho
Jussi Halla-aho in 2014.
Member of the European Parliament
for Finland
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki
In office
20 April 2011 – 30 June 2014
Member of the Helsinki City Council
Assumed office
1 January 2009
Personal details
Born (1971-04-27) 27 April 1971 (age 53)
Tampere, Finland
NationalityFinland
Political partyFinns Party
SpouseHilla Halla-aho[1][2]
Childrentwo daughters (born 2003 and 2004) and a son (born 2008)[1][3][4][5]
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki (PhD)
OccupationPolitician, linguist, blogger
Known forCriticism of multiculturalism
Criticism of humanitarian immigration
Criticism of Islam
WebsiteJussi Halla-aho – Halla-aho's personal homepage Template:En icon
Scripta – Halla-aho's blog Template:Fi icon

Jussi Kristian Halla-aho (born 27 April 1971 in Tampere[4]) is a Finnish Slavic linguist, blogger and a politician for the Finns Party who has become well known for his essays criticising the humanitarian immigration and multiculturalism policies adopted in Finland.[7][8][9] According to the newspaper Aamulehti, he is the best known political blogger in Finland.[10] Halla-aho was first elected to the Helsinki City Council in 2008 and to the Finnish parliament in 2011. In 2014 he was elected to the European Parliament.

Politics

Halla-aho was elected a member of Helsinki City Council in the 2008 municipal elections as a candidate of the Finns Party (also known as True Finns),[7][11] although he was not a member of the party until 2010. In the 2008 elections, he was the 18th most popular candidate in the entire country[12] and the second most popular candidate of the Finns Party after the party leader Timo Soini.[13] Halla-aho won the largest number of personal votes for the party in Helsinki.[14]

Halla-aho has stated that he became politically active because he finds the Finnish immigration policy a problem[15] and that Europe is heading towards a catastrophe because of massive immigration.[16] Halla-aho supports the welfare state and in respect to the economic policy he places himself on the left side of the political spectrum,[14] even though he has told that if he had to choose between left-wing and right-wing in totality he would choose the right-wing.[2]

Halla-aho was elected to parliament in 2011. His vote share was the sixth highest in the country and the second highest within his party.[17] In the parliament he was made chairman of the Administration Committee,[18] which deals with immigration affairs among other matters.[19] However, in the summer of 2012 Halla-aho resigned from the position of committee chairman, while staying as a member of the committee.[20] Halla-aho was re-elected to the Helsinki City Council in 2012, being the third most popular candidate nationwide.[21]

Halla-aho was elected to the European Parliament in 2014. He was the second most popular candidate in the election with 80,772 votes.[22]

Immigration critic

Halla-aho maintains a blog titled Scripta which states that it treats issues such as ”immigration, multiculturalism, tolerance, racism, freedom of speech and political correctness”.[23] His blog had between 3,000 and 6,000 readers a day in 2008.[24]

Halla-aho has stated that a minority group whose integration has failed everywhere is the Muslims that come from certain parts of the world. As long as the immigrants stick to the cultural characteristics of their countries of origin, he has claimed, their isolation within the society in the destination country is maintained. Therefore, he believes, they cannot adapt, and this leads to problems such as social exclusion and ethnic ghettoisation.[25] He has demanded that positive discrimination and what he calls privileges due to culture or nationality should not be allowed. Referring to his own works, he has affirmed that criticising "totalitarian fascist ideologies like political Islam" should not be considered racism and that facts cannot be criminalised.[26] According to Halla-aho, immigration is a taboo in Finland.[27] He has disclosed that he has received death threats because of his web columns.[2][10]

In December 2008, Halla-aho was put under investigation for incitement to ethnic or racial hatred because of a blog post (see section below).[28][29] The investigation aimed to determine whether it constituted incitment to suggest that an assault rapist should target female supporters of multiculturalism, as Halla-aho believed this would make them recant their political beliefs.[30]

Halla-aho has denied that he is xenophobic. He maintains that he is simply “critical of immigration”,[7] and that he has supporters among immigrants, as well.[2]

In 2009, Halla-aho published a collection of his web columns titled Kirjoituksia uppoavasta Lännestä (Writings from the sinking West or Writings about the sinking West) in print. The book's first edition sold out in three days.[31]

Trial

On 27 March 2009, the Helsinki District Court ordered Halla-aho to trial on charges of incitement to ethnic or racial hatred (under Finnish law referred to as "ethnic agitation") as well as breach of the sanctity of religion. Halla-aho was charged after posting remarks related to the sentencing of Seppo Lehto on his blog Scripta in 2008. Here, Halla-aho wrote that the prophet Muhammad was a paedophile, and that Islam is a religion of paedophilia. He also asked if it could be stated that robbing passersby and living on taxpayers' expense are cultural and possibly genetic characteristics of Somalis.[32]

On 8 September 2009, the District Court convicted Halla-aho of disturbing religious worship, and ordered him to pay a fine of 330 euros.[32] The charge of ethnic agitation was dismissed. In October 2010 the Court of Appeal agreed with the District Court's conviction.[33] Both the prosecutor and Halla-aho appealed the case to the Supreme Court.[34] The Supreme Court granted a leave to appeal in May 2011.[35] In a sentence given on the 8 of June 2012, the Supreme Court found Halla-aho guilty of both disturbing religious worship and of ethnic agitation and increased his fines accordingly.[36][32]

Other controversies

In September 2011 Halla-aho wrote in Facebook that Greece's debt problems cannot be resolved without a military junta.[37] He soon retracted the comment, clarifying that his intention was merely to point out that making necessary but unpopular decisions is not easy in a democracy.[38] Timo Soini, the leader of the party, demanded a temporary suspension of Halla-aho from the parliamentary group.[39] In the end the parliamentary group unanimously (Halla-aho himself included) suspended Halla-aho for two weeks, although Soini had initially called for a month-long suspension.[40][41]

Scientific career

Jussi Halla-aho in 2006

Halla-aho is a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), having written his dissertation about historical nominal morphology of Old Church Slavonic.[7][42] Halla-aho studied at the University of Helsinki from 1995 to 2000. During his post-graduate period (2000–2006), he worked at the Department of Slavonic and Baltic Studies as a researcher and teacher of Old Church Slavic.[3] Halla-aho has published two articles in scientific journals, has been interested in comparative Indo-European linguistics, and has written Old Church Slavic Manual, which is used at the University of Helsinki.[3]

Personal life

Halla-aho grew up in Tampere and lived there 24 years.[3][7] His parents had moved there from Alajärvi.[1] During the 1980s he travelled to the Soviet Union with his father, who was a bus driver. The trip was the spark for his anti-leftist convictions.[7] When Halla-aho was young he worked as a waiter.[7] When conscripted, instead of military service he chose non-military service. He later expressed regret at his decision, calling the choice a "stupid political protest", and voicing support for the present conscription system.[43]

Halla-aho lives in Eira in Helsinki with his wife Hilla Halla-aho and their four children.[7][44] Halla-aho's hobbies include reading J. R. R. Tolkien, astronomy, as well as pistol and rifle shooting.[4] He is a member of Suomen Sisu, an association that seeks to promote Finnish nationalism.[45]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b c Rautio, Pirjo: Jussi Halla-ahon juurilla, Pohjalainen, 22.11.2008 Template:Fi icon
  2. ^ a b c d Pettersson, Maria: Jussi Halla-aho, City, nro 1/2009 Template:Fi icon
  3. ^ a b c d Jussi Halla-aho, Jussi Halla-aho's personal homepage Template:En icon
  4. ^ a b c Kontulan Perussuomalaiset ry: Jussi Halla-aho Template:Fi icon
  5. ^ Jussi Halla-aho, Jussi Halla-aho's personal homepage Template:Fi icon
  6. ^ Susiluoto, Klaus (August 2009). "Oikeus olla leimautumatta rasistiksi". Lue! (in Finnish). Karprint: 80. Halla-aho ei kuulu kirkkoon. Hän määrittelee itsensä maltilliseksi agnostiseksi ateistiksi. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |trans_title=, |ps=, |laysource=, and |laysummary= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Mäkinen, Esa: What does Jussi Halla-aho really want?, Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition Metro, 30.11.2008. Template:En icon
  8. ^ Sauvala, Milka: Maahanmuuttokriitikko perussuomalaisten äänikuningas Helsingissä, Helsingin Sanomat, 26.10.2008. Template:Fi icon
  9. ^ Viljanmaa, Toni: Perussuomalaiset saivat parikymmentä maahanmuuttokriitikkoa valtuustoihin, Satakunnan Kansa 27.10.2008. Template:Fi icon
  10. ^ a b Viljanmaa, Toni: Perussuomalaiset | Hallan vaara , Aamulehti, 5.12.2008. Template:Fi icon
  11. ^ Valitut ehdokkaat - Helsinki, Kunnallisvaalit 2008, Ministry of Justice, Finland. Template:Fi icon
  12. ^ Koko maa – Ääniharavat, Vaalit 2008 tulospalvelu, 27.10.2008, YLE. Template:Fi icon
  13. ^ Perussuomalaisten Halla-ahosta rikostutkinta, MTV3-STT 12.12.2008. Template:Fi icon
  14. ^ a b Great ideological disparity among True Finns in Helsinki region, Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Metro Template:En icon
  15. ^ Ruissalo, Pekka: Timo Soini ja Jussi Halla-aho närkästyivät rasismisyytöksistä, Aamulehti 21.10.2008 Template:Fi icon
  16. ^ Poikkeustapaukset, Helsingin Sanomat, 2.3.2007.
  17. ^ http://yle.fi/vaalit/tulospalvelu/2011/ehdokkaat_aanimaarajarjestyksessa.html
  18. ^ http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/joutsenlahti-puhemiehistoon-halla-aho-hallintovaliokuntaan/897477
  19. ^ http://web.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/parliament/committees/administration.htx
  20. ^ http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/Halla-aho+eroaa+hallintovaliokunnan+puheenjohtajan+teht%C3%A4v%C3%A4st%C3%A4/a1305574404538
  21. ^ http://www.vaalikone.fi/kunta2012/tulos/
  22. ^ http://vaalit.yle.fi/tulospalvelu/2014/eurovaalit/ehdokkaat_aanimaarajarjestyksessa.html
  23. ^ Halla-aho, Jussi: Johdanto uudelle lukijalle, Scripta. Template:Fi icon
  24. ^ Jussi, Noora: Yllätysvoitot perustuivat blogeihin, Vihreä Lanka, 29.10.2008. Template:Fi icon
  25. ^ Poikkeustapaukset, Helsingin Sanomat, 2.3.2007 Template:Fi icon
  26. ^ Toisinajattelijana Suomessa – Policyn haastattelussa Jussi Halla-aho Policy 1/2008, p. 16, Helsingin yliopiston Valtio-opin Opiskelijat ry. (PDF) Template:Fi icon
  27. ^ B-Studion perjantaivieras: Jussi Halla-aho Nelonen, 19.12.2008 (Video) Template:Fi icon
  28. ^ Grönholm, Pauliina: Poliisi aloittaa rikostutkinnan Halla-ahosta, Helsingin Sanomat, 12.12.2008 Template:Fi icon
  29. ^ Police to Investigate Helsinki City Council Member's Blog YLE, 12.12.2008 Template:En icon
  30. ^ Exactly: Kollektiivisessa närkästyksessäni huomaan välillä, että minun on vaikea tuntea aitoa sympatiaa näiden rikosten uhreja kohtaan. Tunnen houkutusta ajatella, että naiset saavat sitä, mitä pyytävät. Yritän kuitenkin olla ajattelematta näin. Koska kaikki naiset eivät ole sellaisia kuin Virtanen, Biaudet ja Filatov. Raiskaukset tulevat joka tapauksessa lisääntymään. Koska näin ollen yhä useampi nainen tulee joka tapauksessa raiskatuksi, toivon hartaasti, että uhrinsa sattumanvaraisesti valitsevien saalistajien kynsiin jäisivät oikeat naisihmiset. Vihervasemmistolaiset maailmanparantajat ja heidän äänestäjänsä. Mieluummin he kuin joku muu. Heihin ei tehoa mikään muu kuin se, että monikulttuuri osuu omaan nilkkaan. http://www.halla-aho.com/scripta/monikulttuurisuus_ja_nainen.html
  31. ^ Halla-ahon kirjan ensimmäinen painos myytiin loppuun, Iltalehti, 4.3.2009 Template:Fi icon
  32. ^ a b c Dunne, David (14 June 2012). "Finns Party MP remains defiant after race hate conviction" (PDF). Helsinki Times. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  33. ^ Mölsä, Ari (29 October 2010). "Halla-ahon blogituomio pysyi myös hovissa" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  34. ^ "Halla-ahon blogikirjoittelu KKO:n punnittavaksi" (in Finnish). HS. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  35. ^ "VL:2011-53". Edilex database (in Finnish). Edita Publishing Oy. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  36. ^ KKO tuomitsi Halla-ahon myös kiihottamisesta kansanryhmää vastaan, Helsingin Sanomat, 8.6.2012
  37. ^ "Finnish lawmaker's remarks spark call for ouster". Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  38. ^ "Halla-aho: Kreikkaan tarvittaisiin sotilasjuntta". 14 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  39. ^ "Soini odottaa tukea Halla-Ahon erottamiselle". Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  40. ^ UPDATE: Jussi Halla-aho suspended from the Finns Party's parliamentary group for two weeks
  41. ^ "Jussi Halla-aho erotettiin eduskuntaryhmästä kahdeksi viikoksi". 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  42. ^ Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic, Slavistik-Portal, 2006 Template:En icon
  43. ^ Maria Pettersson: Jussi Halla-aho, City-lehti 1/2009 Template:Fi icon
  44. ^ http://www.halla-aho.com/scripta/lisaantykaa_ja_tayttakaa_toyota_corolla.html
  45. ^ Vahti, Jukka: Suomen Sisun jäsenet pyrkivät valtuustoihin perussuomalaisten listoilta, Vihreä Lanka, 9.10.2008 Template:Fi icon
    *Onnittelemme valtuustoihin päässeitä Suomen Sisun jäseniä, Suomen Sisu 28.10.2008 Template:Fi icon

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