TALLINN, Sept 22, 2015 (AFP) – Estonian justice authorities on Tuesday pressed corruption charges against controversial Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar, who also heads the largest opposition party popular with the Baltic EU and NATO states large Russian minority.This morning the internal security service presented Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar with charges of repeated bribe-taking, Ilmar Kahro, spokesman for the state prosecutors office, told AFP, adding that he has been detained.Savisaar allegedly took bribes in 2014-15 in the form of assets and favours for himself and other persons, valued at several hundred thousand euros (dollars).Kahro said several other people were also detained …read more
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