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Astrid Asi: We Have No Reason to Believe Bribes Were Taken in Defence Contracts

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • Prosecutor General Astrid Asi said Estonia’s prosecutors currently have no grounds to suspect bribery in defence procurements or contracts.
  • She cautioned that investigators cannot definitively rule out any possible scenario while the inquiries remain ongoing.

Estonia’s Prosecutor General Astrid Asi said there is currently no reason to believe that bribes were taken in defence-sector procurements or contracts.

Speaking on Kuku radio’s “Hour of the Influential,” Asi said prosecutors had not found grounds for that conclusion.

She also stressed that ongoing investigations cannot definitively exclude any possible version of events. New circumstances could still emerge during the inquiries.

We have no reason to believe that bribes were taken in defence-sector procurements or contracts.

· Astrid AsiEstonia’s prosecutor general described the current assessment of ongoing investigations in an interview on Kuku radio.
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