Timo Vornanen
{{Short description|Politician, member of the Parliament of Finland}}
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| name = Timo Vornanen
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| office1 = Member of the Parliament of Finland
| constituency1 = Savo-Karelia
| term_start1 = 5 April 2023
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1969|7|30}}
| birth_place = Joensuu
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| party = Finns Party (until 2024){{cite web |title=Perussuomalaiset erotti sekä Timo Vornasen että Teuvo Hakkaraisen puolueesta |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20088330 |first=Ari |last=Hakahuhta |publisher=Yle Uutiset |date=13 May 2024 |access-date= 13 May 2024 |language=fi}}
| residence = Joensuu, Finland
| occupation =
| profession = Police officer
| website = {{URL|https://timo-vornanen.fi/}}
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Timo Mikael Vornanen (born 30 July 1969) is a Finnish politician and a police officer. He is a member of the Parliament of Finland.
Biography
Vornanen has worked as a police constable since 1993.{{cite web |title=Näin Timo Vornanen hehkuttaa sivuillaan poliisitaustaansa |url=https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000010390456.html |first=Jenny |last=Mäkinen |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=27 April 2024 |access-date= 28 April 2024 |language=fi}} Vornanen supports traditional and Christian values. His 2023 electoral campaign included themes like anti-immigration, crime prevention and harsher penalties on violent offenses.{{cite web |title=Timo Vornanen on tehnyt pitkän uran poliisina – Vaati vaalikoneessa kovempia tuomioita väkivaltarikoksista |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/71051d46-4d84-4507-ae7a-01d394d41524 |first=Anne |last=Salminen |publisher=Iltalehti |date=26 April 2024 |access-date= 28 April 2024 |language=fi}}{{cite web |title=Poliisi, kansanedustaja ja Ylen hallintoneuvoston jäsen – tämä Timo Vornasesta tiedetään |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/poliisi-kansanedustaja-ja-ylen-hallintoneuvoston-jasen-tama-timo-vornasen-tapauksesta-tiedetaan/8926960#gs.8m97cv |first=Iiris |last=Korteniemi |publisher=MTV3 |date=27 April 2024 |access-date= 28 April 2024 |language=fi}}
Shooting incident
On 26 April 2024, Vornanen was arrested over a nightclub shooting incident. He had argued with another man about attention of young women, at a Helsinki karaoke bar. Outside the bar Vornanen pulled out a CZ 92{{cite web |title=Vornasen käyttämä pistooli oli CZ 92 – Tällainen se on |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010395334.html |first=Essi | last=Bombin |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=30 April 2024 |access-date= 30 April 2024 |language=fi}} handgun and pointed it at his opponent before firing a shot into the ground. He was arrested at 4 AM that day and released on 27 April. Vornanen is suspected of gun violation and attempted aggravated assault.{{cite web |title=Police arrest Finns Party MP over nightclub shooting |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20086058 |publisher=Yle News |date=27 April 2024 |access-date= 28 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Perussuomalaiset MP arrested for Helsinki night club shooting |url=https://www.dailyfinland.fi/national/37464/Perussuomalaiset-MP-arrested-for-Helsinki-night-club-shooting |publisher=Daily Finland |date=27 April 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024}} Another Finns Party MP at the scene was Sanna Antikainen.{{cite web |title=Kansanedustaja Sanna Antikainen kertoo nähneensä osan Vornasen välikohtauksesta |url=https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000010389730.html |first=Teemu |last=Kuusijoensuu |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=26 April 2024 |access-date= 28 April 2024 |language=fi}} On 2 May, Vornanen was expelled from the Finns Party's parliamentary group following a unanimous decision by the party leadership. Vornanen apologised for the shooting incident but said that he would not resign from Parliament in the absence of a court decision and pledged to establish his own parliamentary group.{{cite web |title=Finns Party expels gun-toting MP from parliamentary group following shooting incident |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20086770 |publisher=Yle |date=2 May 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 |language=en}}
In July 2024, the criminal investigation concerning Vornanen was completed. The police suspect Vornanen of endangering safety, making two illegal threats, committing a firearms offense, and a firearms violation. During a search of Vornanen's home, two magazines and two gas weapons were confiscated, for which Vornanen did not have the required permits.{{cite web |title=Poliisi: Kansanedustaja Vornanen vei aseen työhuoneeseen, kotoa löytyi luvattomia kaasuaseita|url=https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000010569324.html |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=17 July 2024 |access-date=17 July 2024 |language=fi}} The criminal allegations are being forwarded to the prosecutor for consideration.
References
External links
- [https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1522.aspx Timo Vornanen] Parliament of Finland (in Finnish).
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