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.
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The Tallinn Circuit Court on Tuesday released Kersti Kracht, former adviser to the minister of finance, and businessman Hillar Teder from custody. Both are suspected of corruption crimes linked to the Porto Franco real estate development in Tallinn.
The circuit court granted the appeal by Kracht s attorneys Oliver Naas and Sander Potisepp against the court ruling ordering Kracht s into custody. It also agreed to release Teder from custody and place him under electronic surveillance.
On January 14, the Harju County Court granted the application by the Office of the Prosecutor General to take Teder and Kracht into custody for up to two months.