Two Kohtla-Järve deputy mayors suspected of corruption have refused requests from Mayor Toomas Nael to resign by a deadline which had been set for this Tuesday. The opposition in Kohtla-Järve is now planning to dismiss the entire city administration.
Allegations of corruption leveled against the city leaders of Kohtla-Järve could end with a change of power in the eastern Estonian city. The three political factions represented in the local council want the city government to resign in order for them to form a new power coalition.
A local entrepreneur and several Kohtla-Järve council members and officials were arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) announced. The charges are related to the giving and receiving of bribes and influence peddling.