Police in Estonia have detained eight people during the removal of several Soviet monuments in Narva on Tuesday, confirmed Narva Police Station Chief Indrek Püvi.
Center Party chairman Jüri Ratas has told Tatjana Stolfat, head of the Center group on Narva City Council, that the Soviet tank monument on the bank of the Narva River is not fit for the public space and must be removed in cooperation with the Estonian government.
Narva Mayor Katri Raik, believes that any potential government decision to move the controversial Narva tank monument without first listening to the Narva City Council, would be seen as disregarding the views of local residents.
The election of the new mayor of Narva and the chairman of the city council has been pushed back to December 30. The reason given for the delay is the special situation caused by coronavirus and some members are self-isolating.
Katri Raik (SDE), chairman of the Our Narva (Meie Narva) faction, said the reasons given by deputy council chairman Larissa Olenina for the delay are strange. There is no emergency situation in Ida-Viru County that would prevent the council meeting from being held, of course following all the requirements. There is also no certainty that the next council members will not be in self-isolation on December 30. The real goal is to dissolve the council. In today s crisis situation this is an unacceptable political game, she said.