Former finance ministry adviser Kersti Kracht says she will not testify to the prosecutor's office regarding charges relating to the real estate development scandal which brought down Jüri Ratas' (Center) government last month. Kracht, who was released from detention earlier this week, said she would testify in court if it came to that.
When contacted by ERR Thursday, Kracht said: "I can't talk about [the charges], as I haven't testified to the prosecutor's office or even to the Internal Security Service. I'm not going to testify [to them]. I'll testify in court."
Kracht was detained on suspicion of influence peddling in relation to the Porto Franco development in Tallinn in January, and was released Tuesday, as was businessman Hillar Teder, also implicated in the case and a major Center Party donor.