Finland PM tests negative for drugs after party video uproar | News
Footage of leader Sanna Marin at a ‘busy’ house party has gone viral on social media, raising questions about whether illegal substances are involved.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative after a drug test she took after releasing a video showing her party with you.
Marine’s urine sample Tested Iida Vallin, a special adviser to the prime minister, said on Monday there were various drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana and opioids.
“A drug test conducted from Prime Minister Sanna Marin on August 19, 2022 did not reveal the presence of drugs,” Marin’s office said in a statement. a statement and further results were signed by a physician.
Some of the explanatory comments heard on the video were references to drugs, something that was hotly debated on social media and strongly denied by the prime minister.
Marin told reporters at her residence on Friday: “To clear up any doubts, I did a drug test today.
Video footage of Marin, 36, at a house party with Finnish celebrities started going viral on social media last week and it was soon posted by media in Finland and abroad. .
On Thursday, Marin said she was upset when videos of her dancing at private parties were posted online because only her friends could see them.
‘Never in my life’
Marin previously said she was “spending an evening with friends” and that the videos were “shot in her own facility”.
She admitted to drinking. In addition to denying taking drugs, she said she did not witness any of the attendees using drugs.
“Never in my life, even in my youth, have I ever used any drugs,” she said.
Marin, who was elected in 2019 at the age of 34, has previously been the target of criticism of parties at her official residence.
Leader of the Social Democratic Party Marin also said Her ability to perform official duties remained unabated on Saturday night, and she would leave the party if she was asked to work.
Some Finns voiced their support for Marin and others questioned her assertion.
In December 2021, she was repeatedly criticized after it was revealed that she had been out dancing until the early hours despite being exposed to COVID-19.