Kohus: Moora avaldas Pruunsilla kohta väärtushinnanguid

Kohus: Moora avaldas Pruunsilla kohta väärtushinnanguid

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Court: Moora Expressed Value Judgments About Pruunsild

esmaspäeval Moora ja Pruunsilla vahelises kohtuasjas. Kohus tühistas osaliselt Harju maakohtu varasema otsuse ja .
Kohtu sõnul olid Moora kommentaarid sotsiaalmeedias väärtushinnangud. Kohus rõhutas, et faktiväiteid saab ümber lükata, aga väärtushinnanguid mitte. Kuigi , leidis kohus, et Pruunsilla .
Ringkonnakohus lisas, et Moora kommenteeris õigeaegselt süüdistusi, kuid ta ei olnud sel ajal ametlikult ajakirjanik. Kohus leidis ka, et ei olnud keelatud.
Pruunsilla esindav advokaat Paul Keres ütles, et kohtus peeti Moora kommentaare õigusvastaseks. Kohus rõhutas, et Moora ei tõendanud, miks Pruunsilla korruptsiooniga seostamine oli õige.
Kohus märkis, et poliitikutega suhtlemine ja erakonnale annetamine ei ole korruptsioon. Moora kommentaarid kohtu arvates tekitasid Pruunsilla kohta vale mulje.
Moora ja tema advokaat Mari Männik pole veel kommenteerinud kohtuotsust. .
2023. aasta aprillis postitas Erik Moora Twitterisse kommentaari, kus ta nimetas Pruunsilla annetust "Eesti suurimaks poliitiliseks korruptsiooniks". , aga Pruunsild esitas apellatsiooni.
Harju maakohus leidis, et Pruunsilla annetus Isamaale oli legaalne ja ei paku alust korruptsiooni väideteks. Kohus märkis, et ja tema annetused ei ole korruptsiooni tunnused.
Kohtus vaidlus Pruunsilla ja Kaja Kallase vahel veel käib. Pruunsild on varem ka teiste poliitikutega kohtus vaielnud.
The Tallinn Circuit Court made a decision on Monday in the case between Moora and Pruunsild. The court partially overturned the earlier decision of Harju County Court and ordered Moora to pay 500 euros in damages.
According to the court, Moora's comments on social media were value judgments. The court emphasized that factual statements can be refuted, but value judgments cannot. Although politicians must endure sharp criticism, the court found that linking Pruunsild to corruption was exaggerated.
The circuit court added that Moora commented on the accusations in a timely manner, but he was not officially a journalist at the time. The court also found that Pruunsild’s donation to the Isamaa party was not prohibited.
Paul Keres, the lawyer representing Pruunsild, said that the court considered Moora's comments unlawful. The court stressed that Moora did not prove why linking Pruunsild to corruption was justified.
The court noted that communicating with politicians and donating to a party is not corruption. In the court's opinion, Moora's comments created a false impression about Pruunsild.
Moora and his lawyer Mari Männik have not yet commented on the court decision. The court decision has not yet entered into force.
In April 2023, Erik Moora posted a comment on Twitter where he called Pruunsild's donation "the biggest political corruption in Estonia." Harju County Court initially ruled in favor of Moora, but Pruunsild filed an appeal.
Harju County Court found that Pruunsild's donation to Isamaa was legal and did not provide grounds for corruption claims. The court noted that Pruunsild's communication with politicians and his donations are not signs of corruption.
The court dispute between Pruunsild and Kaja Kallas is still ongoing. Pruunsild has previously been involved in court disputes with other politicians as well.