A rightwing local politician was charged on Thursday with making illegal threats on the social media Facebook against Finnish Migration Minister Astrid Thors. 'Charges were brought against one individual for aggravated slander, making illegal threats, public incitement to commit a crime and incitement against an ethnic group,' assistant state prosecutor Jorma Kalske said in a statement. The suspect, an alternate councillor for the southern town of Urjala on the controversial rightwing True Finns ticket, allegedly created a Facebook group titled 'I am ready to serve a few years in prison for killing Astrid Thors!' reported the news agency STT. This is the first time a court case has been brought in Finland for statements made on Facebook. Thors has drawn ire from racist groups for supporting immigrant integration programmes and speaking publicly for the rights of asylum-seekers. 