Finnish MP Joona Räsänen Admits Drink-Driving Offence
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“Hats off to that,” said the Speaker of Parliament.
Finnish MP Joona Räsänen admits drink-driving offence
Finnish Social Democratic Party MP Joona Räsänen has admitted driving under the influence after police stopped his car in Espoo last month, prompting fresh scrutiny inside one of Finland’s largest opposition parties. Räsänen said police stopped him during a traffic check on Ring I, known in Finnish as Kehä 1, on 17 April as he drove home to Lohja after an evening with a friend. He said a breathalyser test showed a blood alcohol level of 0.68 per…
Räsänen reported on the matter on social media. The SDP organized a press conference on the matter.
MP Joona Räsänen (SD) has been convicted of drunk driving - he will not seek re-election to the party government and is considering his future.
SDP MP Joona Räsänen, who was arrested for drunk driving, was not in the plenary session the day after the incident, April 17. MP Joona Räsänen (SD) said on Wednesday that he had been arrested for drunk driving. According to Räsänen, the crime occurred on the night between Thursday and Friday, April 17, on Ring Road 1 in Espoo. – I am extremely ashamed and sorry about the matter. The act was completely wrong, Räsänen wrote on Facebook.
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