Finland’s Chancellor of Justice, who is examining alleged illegal practices by members of the government, has ruled out that the private parties held by Prime Minister Sanna Marin were irregular and has left it to the Parliament to analyze any possible moral implications of such celebrations.
The dissemination of videos in August prompted Marin to address doubts about her conduct. The 36-year-old prime minister defended her right to have fun in private and even took a drug test to prove that she had not consumed any illegal substances.
The Chancellor of Justice has explained in his final report that these were actions carried out by Marin in her free time and that none of the complaints filed «specifically» linked the parties as a possible omission of official duties proper to the office of prime minister.
Thus, «he has no reason to suspect that the Prime Minister has committed an illegal action (…) or has failed to perform her duty», stressing that the inquiries have focused on examining the political and not the moral derivative of the case. The Chancellor recalled that, in a parliamentary system such as Finland’s, this second variable is the responsibility of the legislature.
