The chief of Estonia's national police force punished two senior officers in Tallinn for failing to ensure order and security on the eve of May 9 and prevent the vandalization of a World War II monument.
A disciplinary investigation carried out by the Police Board established shortcomings in the action of the officers of the North prefecture in securing public order, spokespeople for the board informed said.
The investigation established that one of the reasons why the so-called Bronze Soldier monument to Soviet troops in Tallinn's Tonismagi area could be defiled was the police prefecture's inadequate cooperation with local authorities and organizers of the event.
