One of the leaders of the pro-Russian Koos party and Estonian citizen Aivo Peterson was sentenced to 14 years in prison for treason by Harju District Court on Thursday.
The trial, which began in November 2023, dealt with allegations of treason against Estonian citizens Peterson and Dmitri Rootsi, as well as claims that Peterson and Russian citizen Andrei Andronov acted to undermine Estonia’s independence.
The charges were connected to meetings with Russian politicians, aligning policy positions, the organization of an independent civil defense organization, and a Russian-funded press trip to occupied Ukraine.
According to the indictment, Peterson and Rootsi, based on instructions received from Russia, knowingly and in an organized manner assisted Russia and people acting on behalf of Russian authorities in non-violent activities directed against the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Estonia from October 2022 to March 10, 2023.
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Yeah looking at their moderation history, it looks like they havent really learned from past mistakes.
There is one “bad faith//whatabouting”. What am I missing?
Yes, and I am seeing bad faith arguments and whataboutism here from them.
Whataboutism is responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation. I have literally not done that anywhere in this thread.
I am also very curious to know what you think are “bad faith” comments I have made in this thread. The only bad faith has been directed at me, where instead of people engaging in argument, they have been scrutinizing my character and using passive aggressive inuendo as if I am only saying what I’m saying because I have some ulterior motive.
Spinning people who are literally in cohoots with belligerent powers as misunderstood or framed is one example. But yeah, I am not going to engage any further in this discussion.
That’s not what I said though?