Event 683

{
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The article from ERR provides direct reporting from the court verdict and describes the defendant's actions, sentencing, and the link to Russian intelligence.",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "An Estonian court sentenced a pro-Russian activist to 6.5 years in prison for vandalizing the car of the minister of the interior at the request of the Russian GRU. The acts took place in December, with the activist found guilty of organizing and carrying out vandalism targeting both the minister and a journalist.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-05T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Court found the vandalism targeting officials' vehicles was commissioned by Russia's GRU.",
    "Prison sentence of 6.5 years for the pro-Russian activist was handed down."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "A pro-Russian activist was sentenced to six years and six months in prison after being found guilty of organizing and vandalizing cars belonging to the minister of the interior and a journalist last December at the request of the Russian GRU.",
    "The court ruled that the acts had been commissioned by Russia's military intelligence service (GRU)."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6-5-year-prison-sentence-for-vandalizing-minister-s-car"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Z-Vandalism",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Court found the vandalism targeting officials' vehicles was commissioned by Russia's GRU.",
            "Prison sentence of 6.5 years for the pro-Russian activist was handed down."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "EE"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Pro-Russian activist sentenced 6.5 years for vandalizing minister's car in ??Estonia",
  "headline": "Pro-Russian activist handed 6.5 year prison sentence for vandalizing minister's car",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_683_1763934921_4cc6e280.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Pro-Russian activist sentenced 6.5 years for vandalizing minister's car in ??Estonia",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6-5-year-prison-sentence-for-vandalizing-minister-s-car"
  ],
  "summary_short": "A pro-Russian activist in Estonia received 6.5 years in prison for vandalizing the interior minister's car, acting on instructions from Russia's GRU.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6-5-year-prison-sentence-for-vandalizing-minister-s-car"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "EE",
  "Attack Type": "Z-vandalism",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "5-Dec-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6-5-year-prison-sentence-for-vandalizing-minister-s-car",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Pro-Russian activist sentenced 6.5 years for vandalizing minister's car in ??Estonia",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Pro-Russian activist sentenced 6.5 years for vandalizing minister's car in ??Estonia",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}