Mayor resigns after drinking bout

  • 1999-08-19
TALLINN/JOGEVA (BNS) - Mayor of the eastern county town of Jogeva, Kalev Lillo from the Reform Party, announced his resignation Aug. 14 after being taken to the local house of detention on Aug. 13 to sleep off his drinking binge.In his Aug. 14 statement Lillo apologized to the citizens of Jogeva and his electors for his unsuitable conduct. Lillo said the only option for him is to resign because he does not see how he can carry on as mayor after tottering about dead drunk in central Jogeva.Until the local elections in October, one of two deputy mayors will probably take over his office.The p...
 
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