Priit Toobal

Priit Toobal in 2011

Priit Toobal (born 1 November 1983 in Suure-Jaani) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of Riigikogu between 2011 and 2015. He represented the 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.[1] The case was taken to the Supreme Court, which upheld the previously given sentence in November 2015.[2] Toobal resigned from the parliament two days before the verdict.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Toobal and Laasi Found Guilty". ERR. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Center Party MP expelled from Parliament following guilty verdict by Supreme Court". ERR. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Center Party MP resigns 2 days before Supreme Court verdict is due, sexual harassment allegations emerge". ERR. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.


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