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“It must also be acknowledged that there are no legal grounds to arrest him in custody,” he told the daily on Monday.
Strong, quick and unified statements aroused praise, was emphasized Editorial published by Ilta-Sanomat: Finland once did not take caution and waited for a joint statement by the European Union. However, several foreign and security policy experts drew attention to the timing of the statements, recalling that the Constitution stipulates that foreign policy planning is led by the President in cooperation with the government.
“This mustn’t happen again,” tweeted Ilkka Kanerva (NCP). “The Constitution is very clear in this regard.”
It was assumed that the President and the Prime Minister had discussed the matter before making statements. “There was no discussion in advance,” Niinistö said at a remote meeting with political journalists on Thursday.
Marin told Ilta-Sanomat that the matter had already been discussed at the Foreign Ministry on Sunday, adding that he felt that the discussion had also taken place with President Niinistö.
Niinistö was asked yesterday whether it is established practice to coordinate the response in such situations. He responded by saying that there had been only a few similar cases, but confirmed that he was sitting with the Committee of Ministers for Foreign and Security Policy during the occupation of Crimea.
“Naturally, I will stick to the constitution, which stipulates foreign and security policy and its leadership quite clearly,” Helsingin Sanomat quoted him as saying.
He was also asked if he was referring to “between the lines” that the Prime Minister rushed to answer the matter and that the position should have been discussed together. “If the lines show up, there’s no point between the lines,” he replied.
Last spring, Marin and Niinistö also clashed over the need to set up a working group to manage the coronavirus epidemic.
Niinistö discussed the arrest and its implications for Russia’s and Europe’s relations with the Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT
Source: The Nordic Page