Päivi Räsänen was prosecuted for sharing her faith based beliefs on marriage in a tweet, and Juhana Pohjola had published a pamphlet, by Räsänen containing these beliefs, 17 years earlier.

The ruling of this high-profile case stated that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts,” ordered the prosecution to pay the legal costs of 60,000 EUR, and gave the prosecution seven days to appeal.

Päivi Räsänen said after winning: “I am so grateful the court recognized the threat to free speech and ruled in our favour. I feel a weight has been lifted off my shoulders after being acquitted. Although I am grateful for having had this chance to stand up for freedom of speech, I hope that this ruling will help prevent others from having to go through the same ordeal.”

Source: intoleranceagainstchristians.eu