GRU-ordered attack on Estonian interior minister's car
Dec 2023 · Estonia · Court finding
In December 2023 the car of Estonia's Minister of the Interior and a journalist's car were vandalised in Tallinn. Prosecutors established that organiser Allan Hantsom acted at the request and under instruction of Russia's GRU, alongside memorial vandalism attacks.
Established by. Harju County Court convicted Hantsom and co-defendants of intelligence activities against Estonia in 2024; Estonian Prosecutor's Office (5 Dec 2024) stated he acted on GRU instructions.
Latest. Seven people convicted; Hantsom sentenced to 6.5 years per ERR; two GRU-linked organisers in Russia declared internationally wanted.
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