TALLINNEstonia's Interior Minister Ain Seppik stepped down Feb. 3 amid accusations that he participated in reprisals against Estonian dissidents when he served as a judge in Soviet-occupied Estonia in the 1980s.Seppik denied any wrongdoing but agreed to Prime Minister Siim Kallas' call for his resignation, saying he was acting in the best interests of the country.In a statement issued the same day, Seppik said he did not wish to risk a government crisis less than one month before the March 2 general election and therefore considered it proper to leave office voluntarily.Seppik, 51, a member...
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