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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 Harju County Court closed proceedings on Monday against Jana-Helen Juhaste and her former partner Martin Kunnap, who were accused of making a prohibited donation of €50,000 to the Center Party, and endorsed an agreement on punishment agreed...

A nurse was detained by police in Harju County on Wednesday who is suspected of taking bribes to create coronavirus vaccination certificates for unvaccinated people. The woman is suspected of professional forgery and bribery and these charges relate...

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...

The entry of the Reform Party into office has brought into focus its stance on the annual distribution of funds to political parties, dubbed 'protection money', ahead of the state budget vote. Reform has long criticized the practice, though now it...

The prosecutor's office has requested Center Party MP Mailis Reps' parliamentary immunity be waived, ahead of a criminal trial on corruption charges. Prosecutor's office spokesperson Kairi Küngas told ERR: "We are preparing to send the application...

Two doctors of the Orthopedics Center of the North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) are suspected of violating public procurement requirements and taking bribes, one of them also of fraud. The two doctors are currently on vacation and the hospital will...

The Ministry of Justice is preparing to develop a bill to protect whistleblowers. By the end of 2021, Estonia must transfer the EU's Directive on the Protection of Whistleblowers into law. Minister of Justice Raivo Aeg (Isamaa) said: "A number of...

Reform Party member and former Port of Tallinn supervisory board head, Neinar Seli said after corruption allegations against Port of Tallinn's board members surfaced, that other state-owned companies should also be closely examined, such as Eesti Energia and Estonian Air.