Martin Kinnunen
Martin Kinnunen | |
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Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 9 September 2018 | |
Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
In office 14 September 2014 – 8 September 2018 | |
Constituency | Gothenburg Municipality |
Leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth | |
In office May 2005 – 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jimmie Åkesson |
Succeeded by | Erik Almqvist |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Anders Kinnunen 15 May 1983 Huddinge Parish, Stockholm County, Sweden |
Political party | Sweden Democrats |
Alma mater | Stockholm University (BA) |
Profession | Politician |
Martin Anders Kinnunen, (born 15 May 1983) is a Swedish-Finnish member of parliament for the Sweden Democrats party.[1] He was previously the press secretary for the party, as well as leader for the party's youth organisation the Sweden Democratic Youth (SDU) between 2005 and 2007.[1] He took over that position from Jimmie Åkesson and was succeeded by Erik Almqvist.
Biography
Kinnunen graduated with a
Kinnunen and his fiancee were assaulted and beaten at an attack at
On 29 September 2015, Kinnunen was charged with two cases of tax fraud.[4] He was accused of embezzling large amounts of money while working for the Sweden Democrat owned companies Samtid och Framtid and Blåsippan AB.[5] He was acquitted of all charges by the district court on 5 February 2016.[6] However, as trials continued in November 2016, it was revealed that Kinunnen had authorized fraudulent dates on the concerned invoices; the final outcome is as yet unknown,[7] although he stated on 22 November that even if he were found guilty of serious tax fraud on behalf of the SweDems, he would continue as a SweDem politician without issue.[8] On December 6, 2016, the Court of Appeal found him guilty of accounting fraud.[9] He was sentenced to a fine of approximately 9,000 EUR while the SweDem owned company was fined 30,000 EUR for fraudulent accounting and tax evasion.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Nya sverigefinländare till riksdagen". svt.se. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Sveriges riksdag. Läst 29 september 2018.
- ^ a b Kvinnor frias för SD misshandel Dagens Nyheter Retrieved 22 March 2016 Error in Webarchive template: Empty url.
- ^ Mikael Bondesson (29 September 2015). "Sverigedemokraten Martin Kinnunen åtalad". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "SD:s Martin Kinnunen åtalad för skattebrott". Expressen. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ TT (5 February 2016). "SD:s Martin Kinnunen frias i tingsrätten". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "SD:s nya fakturabluff – fejkade datum för att täcka momsproblem". Expressen. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Kinnunen om sitt politiska uppdrag". Expressen. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Martin Kinnunen fälls för bokföringsbrott". Expressen. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttnyheter/inrikes/article24053107.ab[dead link]
External links
Media related to Martin Kinnunen at Wikimedia Commons