Former Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki has been found not guilty of obtaining confidential documents on the Iraq war - a scandal that forced the first female Finnish PM to step down a year ago.
The Helsinki District Court announced on Friday (19 March) that Mrs Jäätteenmäki had been acquitted on all counts.
Her former aid, Martti Manninen, however was found guilty of violating official secrets and was fined 80 days salary.
Now Mrs Jäätteenmäki (Centre Party) has...
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