In an interview with ERR, National Heritage Board Director General Liisa Pakosta says that revoking the heritage protection status of war graves, a process the board initiated this week, is purely a technical effort. According to Pakosta, the Constitution of Estonia doesn't permit the Heritage Board to determine whether a war grave marked with a memorial during the Soviet occupation may also be of historical value as well.
The removal of the Soviet war memorial in the Raadi Park in Tartu does not require the permission of the National Heritage Board (Muinsuskaitseamet), as the monument is not protected.