Successful Defense of Client in the Port of Tallinn Criminal Case
Case
RASK’s sworn advocate Andrei Svištš successfully defended his client before the Circuit Court of Appeal in a high-profile criminal case related to the Port of Tallinn.
The Circuit Court of Appeal reached the same core conclusions as the District Court: the charges brought by the prosecution were based on an incorrect legal classification, and the alleged offenses are now time-barred. The appellate court also agreed with the defense’s position that the money laundering allegation was unfounded, thereby upholding the District court’s acquittal.
As a result, the Port of Tallinn’s multi-million-euro civil claim was not reviewed, and the nearly decade-long proceedings are now drawing to a close.
The Port of Tallinn criminal case first came to public attention in 2015.
The Circuit Court of Appeal reached the same core conclusions as the District Court: the charges brought by the prosecution were based on an incorrect legal classification, and the alleged offenses are now time-barred. The appellate court also agreed with the defense’s position that the money laundering allegation was unfounded, thereby upholding the District court’s acquittal.
As a result, the Port of Tallinn’s multi-million-euro civil claim was not reviewed, and the nearly decade-long proceedings are now drawing to a close.
The Port of Tallinn criminal case first came to public attention in 2015.