A court has found a South Estonian local councilor guilty of domestic violence, and also of vote-buying during the October 2021 local elections. The individual has served just under two months' actual jail time, and has been released on probation for the rest of their sentence.
Estonian cross-country skier Andreas Veerpalu, who was caught using blood doping at the World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria in 2019, will not travel to Austria for a court hearing on October 15. A decision will be made in absentia.
A father and son are charged with fraud and embezzlement in a case made more serious by the fact that the father, Kaupo Martihhin, is a former high-ranking Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) officer, whose activities allegedly happened while he was still in office. The sums involved total around €300,000.
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