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Former minister sentenced for bribery

May 20, 2009
By TBT Staff

TALLINN - Former Environment Minister and leader of the People's Union Villu Reiljan has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for demanding a bribe. The Estonian-language daily Aripaev reported that Reiljan was given the conditional sentence by the Harju County Court on May 19. Reiljan was convicted of demanding a bribe in connection with the auction of the Ravala 8 building in 2006. Lawyer Tarmo Sild and businessman Aivo Parn were also sentenced for their roles in the ...

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