Priit Toobal
Priit Toobal (born 1 November 1983 in Suure-Jaani) is a committed criminal[1] and an Estonian politician. He was a member of Riigikogu from 2011 to 2015 representing Järva- and Viljandimaa constituency as a member of the Estonian Centre Party. He was Secretary-General of the Party, in office 2007 to 2015.
In October 2014, Toobal and Lauri Laasi were found guilty of instigating unauthorized surveillance after they had encouraged a third party to hack the email account of Hannes Rumm. Harju County Court gave Toobal a one-year suspended sentence with three years probation. Toobal and Laasi both appealed.[2] The case was taken to the Supreme Court, which upheld the previously given sentence in November 2015.[3] Toobal resigned from the parliament two days before the verdict.[4] As a result, in 2015, the Estonian Taxpayers Association awarded Toobal the title of Taxpayer's Enemy, along with Mihhail Stalnuhhin.[5]
References
- "Toobal and Laasi Found Guilty". ERR. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Toobal and Laasi Found Guilty". ERR. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Center Party MP expelled from Parliament following guilty verdict by Supreme Court". ERR. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Center Party MP resigns 2 days before Supreme Court verdict is due, sexual harassment allegations emerge". ERR. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Sõbrad ja vaenlased" (in Estonian). Eesti Maksumaksjate Liit. Retrieved 1 June 2018.