Finnish government’s tougher border measures blocked by deputy chancellor of justice
DEPUTY CHANCELLOR of Justice Mikko Puumalainen has blocked a government draft proposal to step up measures at the border between Finland and Russia.
According to Helsingin Sanomat, Puumalainen on Tuesday wrote in a statement that he has evaluated the draft government decision and related documents from the viewpoint of judicial review, concluding that there are no judicial grounds for proceeding to prepare the decision as proposed.