Peeter Espak: Estonia has two ways to repair its damaged reputation, arrest the swindlers or immediately dismiss the fools

Peeter Espak writes that Estonia has two ways to repair the damage to its reputation: arrest the swindlers or immediately let the fools go. In his view, The Telegraph identified the incident precisely by describing it as an arms-deal scam.

Espak sharply criticizes the people defending decisions made by stagnant state structures or by foolish officials. He rejects their explanation that pressure to act caused risks that were supposedly unavoidable to materialize.

He also attacks parts of the media for failing to write about what happened. Instead, he says, some outlets have responded like shorn sheep, warning against excessive criticism and insisting that state institutions must always be respected. Espak presents that attitude as a refusal to confront the incident directly.