Jaak Madison

Jaak Madison in 2015.

Jaak Madison (born 22 April 1991)[1] is an Estonian politician and a member of Riigikogu, representing the Conservative People's Party of Estonia. Madison was chosen to the parliament in 2015 election with 1883 votes.[2] In April 2017, he was elected as the deputy chairman of the party.[3]

In March 2015, media reported about Madison’s old blog post which defended the economic aspects of the Nazi regime. He had written: "It is true that there were concentration camps, forced labour camps, games with gas chambers were being played, but at the same time such a "strict" order brought Germany at the time out of a thorough shithole, because development, that admittedly concentrated primarily on the development of the military industry, brought the country only within a couple of years to one of the most powerful in Europe."

In addition it was suggested at the blog jaakmadison.blogspot.com, that while the author did not want to justify with that Nazi crimes and mass murders (even though the relevant numbers were supposedly "controversial"), it could not be seen only one-sided, but "positive sides" that were related with such an order must also be seen[4]. The media also cited his comments from spring 2014 that "It is unfortunately a fact that only now it is being more widely understood and recognized that a national purification is needed, that would create premises that exactly those pro-Estonian ones would gain superiority among the Russians".[5] This was largely condemned by public and the Reform Party, which left EKRE out of the coalition talks. The PM Taavi Rõivas pointed out it was causing him grief that a young politician treated Nazism that had caused so much suffering to people in a justifying manner and wondered, whether sugarcoating fascism and ridiculing crimes against humanity was a general line of Madison's party. Madison raised controversy again later in March, when he was fined for illegal appropriation of a passenger’s smartphone and selling it online while working for Tallink.[6] In April, some female workers of Tallink also accused Madison of forcing himself to their cabins during night-time. Tallink launched an internal investigation of the incidents, whilst Madison called the accusations absurd.[7]

He has labelled gay people as deviants.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Riigikogu valimised 2015: Jaak Madison". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Riigikogu valimised 2015: Valimisringkond nr 8". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "EKRE congress confirms Helme, wants new EU referendum". ERR. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Jaak Madison: ei ole olemas riigikordi, mis on üdini halvad
  5. ↑ Sotsiaalmeedias levib veel üks EKRE poliitiku vastakaid arvamusi tekitav postitus
  6. ↑ "New MP Madison in trouble again, this time for minor embezzlement". ERR. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tallink alustas Jaak Madisoni ahistamisloo asjus sisejuurdlust". Postimees. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Jaak Madison: homoseksuaalsus on hälve
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