<P> A Finnish member of EU parliament Jussi Halla - aho was sentenced for both blasphemy and hate speech in 2012 by the Supreme Court after saying that "Islam is a paedophilia religion" and "it's a national and possibly even genetic special characteristic of the Somali people to rob passers - by and to be parasites living on the tax - payers' money". According to Jussi Halla - aho himself, the latter was meant to criticize the fact that saying that Finns drink a lot and then kill people due to possibly genetic reasons was held to be in accordance of the ethics of the press by the self - regulatory organ of the mass - media . Fines are income - based in Finland . Halla - aho was sentenced to 50 day - fines and had to pay € 550 based on his income . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, of constitutional value, states, in its article 11: </P>

Rights guaranteed to all citizens of a country without discrimination