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  "url": "https://delfi.ee/artikkel/120426450/fotod-riigikogu-sambale-soditi-z-taht-politsei-alustas-vaarteomenetlust",
  "source": "hwt_web_submit",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Political & Legal Subversion",
  "subcategory": "Political Manipulation",
  "incident_type": "Unknown",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "Riigikogu",
    "Z-symbol",
    "vandalism",
    "hate symbol",
    "political provocation",
    "Estonia",
    "law enforcement",
    "propaganda"
  ],
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  "countries": [
    "Estonia"
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  "where_text": "Land",
  "headline": null,
  "description": "On the night of December 30, 2025, at 01:45 UTC, the police received a report that the Z-symbol had been spray-painted on a pillar of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) building in Tallinn. A 32-year-old Estonian male suspect was detained at the scene. The police launched a misdemeanor investigation under the criminal code article concerning support and justification of an international crime. The suspect is known to police and has previously been punished multiple times for the same offense. Police patrols also searched other state institutions and several embassy buildings for hate-inciting symbols but found none. The Z-symbol on the pillar was initially covered and later painted over with white paint in the afternoon.",
  "summary_short": "A 32-year-old man was detained for spray-painting a Z-symbol on a pillar of the Riigikogu building in Tallinn. A misdemeanor investigation was opened for supporting international crime. Police found no other hate-inciting symbols in nearby government or embassy buildings.",
  "summary_extended": "At 01:45 am on December 30, 2025, police were notified that a 'Z' symbol had been spray-painted on a pillar of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) building in Tallinn. The police detained a 32-year-old Estonian citizen suspected of committing the act at the scene. The suspect is known to police and had previously been punished multiple times for the same offense. The police initiated a misdemeanor investigation under a criminal code section addressing support and justification of international crimes. Following the incident, police patrolled other government and embassy buildings but found no other hate-inciting symbols. The graffiti was initially covered and later painted over with white paint during the afternoon.",
  "actor_primary": "32-year-old Estonian male suspect",
  "target_primary": null,
  "location_text": "Riigikogu building, Tallinn",
  "location_region": "Harju County",
  "location_coordinates_lat": 59.437,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 24.745,
  "location_precision": "Exact",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "Medium",
  "classification_rationale": "The act of spray-painting the Z-symbol, recognized as a symbol associated with Russian military aggression, on Estonia's parliament building constitutes hostile hybrid warfare activity aiming to intimidate or provoke politically. The criminal investigation for supporting international crime supports the hostile nature of the incident.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-12-29T23:45:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "exact",
  "created_at": "2026-02-13T19:25:08.664Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T20:47:39.174Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "exact",
  "time_precision_band": "exact",
  "severity_band": "minor",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "high",
  "attribution_basis": "single_source"
}

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  "id": "5f93c917-032f-4895-92ef-963e58534df9",
  "url": "https://delfi.ee/artikkel/120426450/fotod-riigikogu-sambale-soditi-z-taht-politsei-alustas-vaarteomenetlust",
  "source": "hwt_web_submit",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Political & Legal Subversion",
  "subcategory": "Political Manipulation",
  "incident_type": "Unknown",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "Riigikogu",
    "Z-symbol",
    "vandalism",
    "hate symbol",
    "political provocation",
    "Estonia",
    "law enforcement",
    "propaganda"
  ],
  "nodes": [],
  "countries": [
    "Estonia"
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  "where_text": "Land",
  "headline": null,
  "description": "On the night of December 30, 2025, at 01:45 UTC, the police received a report that the Z-symbol had been spray-painted on a pillar of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) building in Tallinn. A 32-year-old Estonian male suspect was detained at the scene. The police launched a misdemeanor investigation under the criminal code article concerning support and justification of an international crime. The suspect is known to police and has previously been punished multiple times for the same offense. Police patrols also searched other state institutions and several embassy buildings for hate-inciting symbols but found none. The Z-symbol on the pillar was initially covered and later painted over with white paint in the afternoon.",
  "summary_short": "A 32-year-old man was detained for spray-painting a Z-symbol on a pillar of the Riigikogu building in Tallinn. A misdemeanor investigation was opened for supporting international crime. Police found no other hate-inciting symbols in nearby government or embassy buildings.",
  "summary_extended": "At 01:45 am on December 30, 2025, police were notified that a 'Z' symbol had been spray-painted on a pillar of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) building in Tallinn. The police detained a 32-year-old Estonian citizen suspected of committing the act at the scene. The suspect is known to police and had previously been punished multiple times for the same offense. The police initiated a misdemeanor investigation under a criminal code section addressing support and justification of international crimes. Following the incident, police patrolled other government and embassy buildings but found no other hate-inciting symbols. The graffiti was initially covered and later painted over with white paint during the afternoon.",
  "actor_primary": "32-year-old Estonian male suspect",
  "target_primary": null,
  "location_text": "Riigikogu building, Tallinn",
  "location_region": "Harju County",
  "location_coordinates_lat": 59.437,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 24.745,
  "location_precision": "Exact",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "Medium",
  "classification_rationale": "The act of spray-painting the Z-symbol, recognized as a symbol associated with Russian military aggression, on Estonia's parliament building constitutes hostile hybrid warfare activity aiming to intimidate or provoke politically. The criminal investigation for supporting international crime supports the hostile nature of the incident.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-12-29T23:45:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "exact",
  "created_at": "2026-02-13T19:25:08.664Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T20:47:39.174Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "exact",
  "time_precision_band": "exact",
  "severity_band": "minor",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "high",
  "attribution_basis": "single_source"
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