TALLINN - Responding to an article in last week's Aripaev newspaper that included pictures of a city court official allegedly accepting a 1,500 kroon ($100) bribe, the Ministry of Justice launched a thorough investigation of possible corruption in the court.The issue also sparked public debate about the state of corruption in Estonia and prompted an amendment to the penal code that would discourage illegal business practices.Annika Jurgenson, a secretary at the Tallinn City Court registration department, was photographed in a Tallinn park by a journalist from the business daily while anothe...
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