Harju County Court acquitted Center Party politician and former Tallinn deputy mayor Eha Võrk on Thursday of all charges related to providing false statements to the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), reports daily Eesti Ekspress.
The Environmental Board hopes to find a way to listen in to hunters' radio communication before the fall hunting season. It remains unclear whether the agency has engaged in illegal surveillance for years.
The Harju County Court on Thursday sentenced pro-Russian political activist Sergei Seredenko to five and a half years in prison for actions against the Estonian state. The sentence is longer than what was sought by the prosecution.
The coalition Center Party has been charged with influence peddling in respect of a central Tallinn real estate development. The party's former secretary general, Mihhail Korb, and businessman Hillar Teder, have also been charged with the same offense.