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Kohtla-Järve korruptsiooniskandaal

Kohtla-Järve korruptsiooniskandaal

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Kohtla-Järve Corruption Scandal

is on üheksa inimest. Kolm inimest on juba ja nende kohtuotsused on jõustunud. Kuuel inimesel on prokuratuur esitanud süüdistuse. Keskne tegelane Nikolai Ossipenko suri 2025. aasta kevadel, mistõttu tema vastu süüdistust ei esitatud.
Kolme süüdimõistetu hulgas on endine abilinnapea Vitali Borodin, kes on . Samuti ei kandideerinud enam volikokku pensionär Vladimir Evve, kelle süü on ka tõestatud. Kolmas, Anton Dijev, osales edukalt Keskerakonna kandidaadina valimistel.
Kaks kohtualust, Deniss Veršinin ja Zaur Abbassov, on praegu Kohtla-Järve volikogus. Maria Merkulova kandideeris ka valimistel, kuid sai vähe hääli. Endine volikogu esimees Tiit Lillemets ja linnaametnik Timofei Korepov jätkavad tööd linnaametnikena.
Skandaal algas 2021. aastal, kui kriminaalpolitsei hakkas uurima vihjeid korruptsiooni kohta. Nikolai Ossipenko pakkus erinevatele inimestele altkäemaksu. Prokurör Daniel Toom ütles, et juhtum oli üks keerulisemaid Ida-Virumaal viimastel aastatel.
Ossipenko surma tõttu ei saanud kogu juhtumit menetleda ühe tervikuna, sest kuriteod ei olnud enam omavahel seotud. Prokuratuur nõustus kohtuga, et Ossipenko pidavat vahi all hoidma, sest oli oht, et ta põgeneb Venemaale.
Keskerakonna fraktsioonis Kohtla-Järve volikogus oli mitu seotud isikut. Prokuratuur ei avalikusta poliitilisi detaile. Kolm süüdimõistetut, Borodin, Evve ja Dijev, tunnistasid end süüdi e raames.
Prokuratuur rõhutab, et kohalikud ajakirjanikud mängisid olulist rolli, toomaks korruptsiooniteemad avalikkuse ette. Viimasel aastal loodud majandus- ja korruptsioonikuritegude osakond keskendub nendele probleemidele.
In the Kohtla-Järve corruption scandal, nine people have been brought to court. Three people have already been found guilty, and their court rulings have come into force. The prosecutor's office has filed charges against six individuals. The central figure, Nikolai Ossipenko, died in the spring of 2025, which is why no charges were brought against him.
Among the three convicted are former deputy mayor Vitali Borodin, who has left politics. Also, retiree Vladimir Evve, whose guilt has been proven, did not run for the council again. The third, Anton Dijev, successfully participated in the elections as a candidate for the Center Party.
Two defendants, Deniss Veršinin and Zaur Abbassov, are currently in the Kohtla-Järve City Council. Maria Merkulova also ran in the elections but received few votes. Former council chairman Tiit Lillemets and city official Timofei Korepov continue to work as city officials.
The scandal began in 2021 when the criminal police began investigating tips about corruption. Nikolai Ossipenko offered bribes to various individuals. Prosecutor Daniel Toom said that the case was one of the most complex in Ida-Viru County in recent years.
Due to Ossipenko's death, the entire case could not be handled as a whole, as the crimes were no longer interconnected. The prosecutor's office agreed with the court that Ossipenko should be held in custody because there was a risk that he would flee to Russia.
In the Center Party faction in the Kohtla-Järve City Council, there were several related individuals. The prosecutor's office does not disclose political details. The three convicted, Borodin, Evve, and Dijev, pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal.
The prosecutor's office emphasizes that local journalists played a crucial role in bringing corruption issues to the public's attention. The economic and corruption crimes department, established last year, focuses on these problems.