In July, lawyer Paul Keres submitted a request to the Ministry of the Interior to initiate oversight over the Security Police. He believes that Kapo does not sufficiently inform people whose conversations have been eavesdropped on.
The Ministry of the Interior responded that initiating oversight is not necessary. They stated that privacy was not significantly violated and that oversight would interfere with the court case of Pari Pruunsill, who is Keres's client.
Keres disagrees with the ministry's explanations. He said that the problem affects more people than just his client and that the ministry's explanation was incorrect.
Interior Minister Igor Taro believes that Keres is trying to influence his client's court proceedings. Taro said that currently, the processor must assess whether the violation was significant.
Taro stated that oversight cannot be initiated based on one person's unjustified request. He advised the lawyer to use the court system to defend his client.
Former Interior Minister Ain Seppik and lawyer Carri Ginter disagree with the ministry's explanations. They believe that initiating oversight would be the right thing to do.
Seppik said that the ministry has not assessed the extent of the violations. He added that oversight is the minister's obligation and in this case, it was not fulfilled.
Lawyer Carri Ginter does not believe that non-notification should be the norm. He said that the problem is bigger than just Kapo's actions. Ginter criticized the Ministry of the Interior for not sufficiently assessing the significance of the violations.