Estonian President Alas Karis refused to sign the law on the destruction of Soviet monuments interfax.
According to him, from the explanations to the law “it is clear, first of all, that objects connected with the activities of the Soviet power are prohibited.” He noted, however, that since the ban itself is much more broadly formulated, the law enforcer must make assumptions about what is actually meant.
Previously, the Estonian Ministry of Defense intervene On the allocation of 1.42 million euros from the government reserve to cover the costs of removing Soviet monuments.
The Estonian Ministry of Finance aimed to support this request at a government meeting.
To date, 64 Soviet monuments have been destroyed in Estonia. The country’s authorities planned to demolish another 150 monuments.
In the summer, a working group on monuments was established in Estonia, which evaluates each object, taking into account its historical, cultural and artistic value.