Possible follow-up will be decided in the coming days.
21.6. 17:16
The Greens Congressman Iiris Suomela wrote today On Twitter have been undercover in parliament.
“The image is being spread with an accompaniment suggesting that I am guilty of harassment – apparently just by being there. The existence of young women is not harassing. Cryptography and image distribution, on the other hand, is, ”Suomela comments.
He apparently refers to the second vice-chairman of the Power belongs to the people party Jarno Vähäkainun yesterday on Twitter to share a picture of Suomela sitting in a parliamentary café wearing a short dress.
“Yes, the last time I experienced some kind of sexual harassment was when I went to a parliamentary café,” Vähäkainu wrote in the cover of the picture.
Parliamentary Director of Information and Communication Rainer Hindsberg STT informs STT that the matter has been clarified and possible further actions will be decided in the coming days. According to Hindsberg, the parliament takes a very serious view of possible cryptography.
Suomela writes on Twitter that the matter was reported to Parliament even before she was aware of the picture. He says he is pleased that the matter is being addressed.
“I am really grateful for that. It is up to each of us to address harassment. If all the harassment were tackled so quickly, the world would be a much better place, ”Suomela wrote.
Power belongs to the People’s Party and the only Member of Parliament Ano Turtiainen confirms that the matter has been clarified with the Parliamentary Security Unit. He says that he has also talked about the matter with Vähäkainu.
According to Turtiainen, the picture is in accordance with the rules of Parliament.
“You can shoot an hour before the plenary session in the café. There is nothing wrong with that picture, ”says Turtiainen.
Turtiainen commented on the picture of Suomela published on Twitter on Monday night as “icing”. Asked about the more specific meaning of the comment, he said that the MP should understand that Parliament is a public place.
“That’s an icy picture, good time! In this position you get into all sorts of pictures. It’s useless to whine if someone spreads a picture. That’s just good: you will become better known and people will know that you exist, ”Turtiainen comments.
Turtiainen did not want to judge why the picture was taken and shared on social media.
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