New information from the police about Timo Vornasen’s gun – 2024-04-30 07:03:29

Supervisor of the Joensuu police station, chief inspector Ilpo Kortelainen confirms to Iltalehti that the MP does not Timo Vornasen (ps) the weapon he used on Friday morning was an official weapon.

– It has not been an official weapon, because they are stored there, says Kortelainen.

Vornanen is a police officer by civilian profession. He is currently on leave from the position of senior constable of the Eastern Finland Police.

According to Kortelainen, the service weapon must be returned to the police if the leave of absence lasts more than three months. According to him, this has also been done in Vornasen’s case.

Timo Vornanen, member of parliament of the Basic Finns, shot in the center of Helsinki on the night between Thursday and Friday. Markku ulander/magazine photo

Vornanen’s use of a weapon in his free time has not attracted the attention of the police before.

– It has not come up in any way, says Kortelainen.

The police suspect that Vornanen fired a shot into the ground early Friday morning in front of Bar Ihku in Helsinki. The situation was suspected to have been preceded by a fight in a restaurant.

The police told Yle on Saturday that the weapon used in the incident was a small-caliber licensed weapon.