Markku Salminen, who retired from the post of national police commissioner last year, was suspected of tax evasion

District prosecutor's office told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on Thursday that Markku Salminen, who retired from the post of national police commissioner last year, was suspected of tax evasion in failing to declare the repeated use of an official car for commuting and possibly other kinds of non-official travel.
Mr Salminen has denied any wrongdoing."The inquiry has focused on the use of an official car for all kinds of private journeys," said Tapio Mäkinen, the district prosecutor heading the investigation.He added Mr Salminen was suspected of unauthorised use of an offical car during his stint as national police commissioner in 2005-8 and of tax fraud, also related to the use of an offical vehicle, when head of the Criminal Sanctions Agency.In his earlier job Mr Salminen was allowed to use the car for private purposes but was under an obligation to declare such journeys.
Mr Salminen was fined for drink-driving December last year