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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Sabotage Country: Estonia

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6...

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1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Pro-Russian activist handed 6.5 year prison sentence for vandalizing minister's car

Short Summary: 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.

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.

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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).

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https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6-5-year-prison-sentence-for-vandalizing-minister-s-car

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609542394/pro-russian-activist-handed-6-5-year-prison-sentence-for-vandalizing-minister-s-car

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