The ex-officer of the Security Police was released from suspicion of criminal offense-there was no evidence of breach of official duty

Prosecutor has decided not to prosecute the former official of the Security Police (Supo) Matti Saarelainen I am responsible for suspected official offense. The suspicion of crime concerned the Saarelais side -by -side action.

The pre -trial investigation began in the spring of 2023, when the Security Police made a request for an investigation into suspected breach of official duty. Supo asked the police to investigate whether the Saarelainen had misled the Security Police with his sideline announcement and whether he had handled the lateral working time.

Since autumn 2021, Saarelainen worked at the University of Vaasa and at the same time received a salary for full -time work in the Security Police. The Security Police became aware that 50 % of the working time of the Saarela had been agreed at the university, which Saarelainen had not reported to Supo.

Saarelainen denied that he had spent working time to take care of the side operation. He said he had taken care of the part -time work on holidays and vacations.

Specialist Anja-Riitta Rinkinen He announced on Wednesday that there was no evidence of suspected breach of official duty. The charge was therefore not prosecuted.

« Based on the pre-trial investigation, the side-by-case activity has not required the use of the Security Police to take care of it, and the side act has neither bothered to perform the task of the Security Police. At the time of the notification of a sideline, Saarelainen has known that an unused holiday will allow the side-time to take care of his free time,” the prosecutor states in his decision.

Saarelainen retired from the Security Police in 2022. He also previously worked as Director General of the Agency of the Immigration Service's predecessor of the Finnish Immigration Service.