Tycoon Hillar Teder, accused of bribing the Center Party, claims he is innocent as the money he gave to the party's campaign chief Paavo Pettai was aimed at promoting real estate objects in the port area to potential investors.
Yes, we will be turning to the Supreme Court in this matter, Center Party leader Jüri Ratas said. The Tallinn Circuit Court decided in late October that the coalition Center Party needs to return what has been deemed an illicit donation by the party’s former campaign chief Paavo Pettai. The ruling obligates Center to return €1.02 million minus VAT.
The Center Party says it will discuss whether to return a sum of around one million euros, adjudged to constitute an illegal donation, following a court decision Friday which largely upheld an earlier ruling on the matter.
The Center Party says it will discuss whether to return a sum of around one million euros, adjudged to constitute an illegal donation, following a court decision Friday which largely upheld an earlier ruling on the matter.
A long-running court case has reached the stage where the Center Party must still pay back the bulk of one million euros deemed an illegal party donation has also revealed shortcomings on the part of the main watchdog body tasked with monitoring party finances.