The parties have been taking place since last October, and the report claimed the guests moved about the president’s premises freely. Many of the minors consumed alcohol, including bottles found on the palace premises. Ain Lepikult, police director of the security department of Estonia’s Personal Protection Police, submitted his resignation on Jan. 24. National Police Chief Raivo Aeg approved the request. “As the person in charge of the respective field, he feels this is his moral responsibility,” Aeg said.Lepikult said in a statement last week that the security service protects the president, guards his office and apartment, but does not interfere in the president’s private life or the presence of private guests in the president’s apartment.He said the get-togethers at the Kadriorg residence never breached the president’s security and an…
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ESTONIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lies Finland in the north and Sweden in the west.
Estonia covers around 45 thousands square kilometers. The Estonians are part of Finnic people. The only official language in Estonia is Estonian, which has too much in common with Finnish language. Estonia as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 15 regions. The largest city and the capital as well is Tallinn. Estonia is one of the least-populous countries of the European Union - its population is less than 1.5 million. Various international ogranizations highly ranked Estonia regarding press, democracy and political freedom.
