{"id":4980,"date":"2018-10-11T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadell.ee\/?p=4980\/"},"modified":"2018-10-11T06:35:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T06:35:31","slug":"former-municipality-governor-found-not-guilty-corruption-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadell.ee\/en\/former-municipality-governor-found-not-guilty-corruption-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Former municipality governor found not guilty in corruption accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the 08.10.2018 ruling of the Estonian Supreme Court, the highest court decided not to take into proceeding a cassation in criminal case No. 1-17-2185 by the South District Prosecutor\u2019s Office. Thus\u00a0a judgment of the Tartu District Court dated 21.05.2018 entered into force founding\u00a0a long-term governor of Tartu municipality and member of municipality council Aivar Soop\u00a0not guilty in accusations of corruption. The state official was accused of violating procedural restrictions and of embezzlement.<\/p>\n<p>Client of the LEADELL Pilv Law Office was successfully defended by senior associates <a href=\"https:\/\/leadell.ee\/en\/attorneys\/urmas-korgesaar\/\">Urmas K\u00f5rgesaar <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/leadell.ee\/en\/attorneys\/tambet-laasik\/\">Tambet Laasik<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week a judgment of the Tartu District Court dated 21.05.2018 entered into force founding Aivar Soop, long-term governor of Tartu municipality and member of municipality council not guilty in accusations of corruption. 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