Amendments to the Political Parties Act initiated during the previous government's time have, following a round of coordination, gotten stuck in the Ministry of Justice. Minister Lea Danilson-Järg described the bill to ramp up party funding
The Riigikogu Anti-Corruption Select Committee has decided to turn to the police over the expenses benefits use of Conservative People's Party (EKRE) MP Kert Kingo. Committee chair Riina Sikkut (SDE) explained that the committee received a complaint
The Central Criminal Police on Monday launched criminal proceedings to check whether Center MP Martin Repinski has taken liberties with his Riigikogu expenses benefits. The investigation follows a report of criminal offense by the Riigikogu Anti
Center Party MP Mailis Reps, currently on trial for embezzlement during her term as education minister, has spent €3,823 of Riigikogu expenses benefits on valuable gifts for voters, Postimees reports. The paper describes (link in Estonian) several
The Office of the Prosecutor General on Friday charged former adviser to the finance minister Kersti Kracht, entrepreneur Hillar Teder and two other persons (73-year-old Toomas and 54-year-old Jüri) with numerous corruption offenses and sent the case
The Riigikogu Anti-Corruption Select Committee decided on Monday, after hearing from independent MP Martin Repinski, to turn to the police. The committee decided it will contact the authorities as several questions remained unanswered and because the
The police on Tuesday detained Valga politician Allain Karuse (Center Party) and another six persons suspected of buying votes at local government council elections. Karuse and a limited company he has ties to also stand suspected of illegal fuel
The trial concerning an illicit donation made to the Center Party started at the Harju County Court on Thursday. Martin Künnap and Jana-Helen Juhaste pleaded guilty after prosecutor Taavi Pern gave the court an overview of charges, while the third