Woman sentenced to 16 months in Estonia for violating EU sanctions in favour of Russian organisation

The Harju County Court in Estonia sentenced 65-year-old Tatyana Sokolova to 16 months in prison for violating EU sanctions by receiving funds from a sanctioned Russian fund to finance the legal costs of pro-Russian activist Andrey Andronov. The money was transferred to Sokolova's accounts in Russia, transported across the border and handed over to the defendant's lawyers.

The plea agreement stipulates that 12 months of the prison term will be replaced by community service, and four months of pre-trial detention will be credited to the sentence. The court also ordered Sokolova to pay the costs of the proceedings and confiscated EUR 10,000 in cash found at the border. The decision has not yet entered into force.

Source: ERR.ee