“Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen says he is ready to go to court to defend the principle of privacy. His former girlfriend Susan Ruusunen (formerly Kuronen) and her publisher Kari Ojala are being charged with violation ofprivacy for a kiss-and-tell expos�.

Shortly after Vanhanen and Ruusunen ended their relationship, Ruusunen became the frequent star of tabloid articles about the romance. This culminated in the release of a book titled The Prime Minister’s Bride (P��ministerin morsian), in which she laid bare intimate details about their relationship.

Vanhanen filed a complaint against the publisher with police, who then investigated the case to see if there was cause for charges to be filed. Last week the public prosecutor announced that both the publisher and Ruusunen would be brought up on charges.

On Sunday the Prime Minister said he went to the police as a private citizen, not as the prime minister. He said it was high time to set some boundaries.

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“I’m not going to court as the institution of the Prime Minister. In court everyone is equal.”

YLE news.

No passado republicamos um artigo do p�blico sobre o assunto no f�rum: Vanhanen - O affair que mostrou um PM cinzento como ser humano

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