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FINLAND: Somali activist applying for Finnish citizenship again after initial rebuff

01 March 2010

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Somali activist applying for Finnish citizenship again after initial rebuff (HELSINGIN SANOMAT, link):

"Somali activist Idiris Hassan Farah is again applying for Finnish citizenship. The previous application made by the engineer, a resident of Vantaa, was rejected on account of a negative statement given by the Finnish Security Police (SUPO).

"According to the statement, Farah’s naturalisation would pose a threat to state security and public order. Somewhat later, SUPO allegedly attempted to recruit Farah to become the Security Police’s informant. If he had reported on the Somali community to SUPO, he would have been given money and maybe even the statement for his citizenship application would have been reconsidered. However, Farah rejected the proposal and furthermore went public on the matter."

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