The Estonian case law website has made available a number of further judgments relating to convictions for sanctions offences: Case 1. Judgment dated October 6, 2025 This case was the prosecution of Mati-Dmitri Terestal (see our earlier post). It was alleged that he, and another, had made economic resources and find available to a designated …
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Collating the outcomes published in the weekly reports by Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board (see our earlier post for the period from 14 October 2025 to 13 January 2026), reveals the following data: The weekly reports give details of many other prevented exports and imports where no further action was taken for first time offenders.
The District Court in Viru has convicted Aleksei Toom of sanctions offences and sentenced his to nine months in prison suspended for one year conditional upon no further offending. Mr Toom’s conviction was for authoring over 100 press articles for a media outlet that is controlled by Dmitry Kiselyov, a designated person under the EU’s …
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Further to our earlier post, the Estonian Public Prosecutor has charged Oleg Bessedin on suspicion of: “transmitting sanctioned Russian TV programs and content via TV and social media channels controlled by him in Estonia and making the sanctioned content available to other channels as well”. He is also charged with non-violent offences against the independence, …
It is being reported that the Estonian authorities are investigating a large-scale scheme to export luxury cars to Russia in breach of the EU’s sanctions. Two individuals and two companies are suspected of exporting 209 vehicles valued at €25 million. So far one individual, an Estonian national, has been arrested and is in custody pending …
Further to our earlier post regarding his extradition from Italy to Estonia, it is now being reported that Ivan Anchevsky has been sentenced to 3 and a half years jail for prohibited exports of equipment to Russia. The judgment remains subject to appeal. The conviction relates to the shipping of equipment from Switzerland to Russia …
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As of 14 October 2025, the Tax and Customs Board of Estonia has started to publish weekly summaries of its activity, including the enforcement of sanctions at the various customs points with Russia. Based on these weekly summaries the identification of a sanctions breach by customs officials results in one of four outcomes: 1) the …
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The website containing published judgments from the Estonian courts has published a number of judgments relating to convictions for sanctions offences. 1. Conviction of Adilov Mubariz on 23 July 2025 Decision: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/kohtulahendid/detailid.html?id=413740161 This individual was convicted of importing a few hundred Russian cigarettes into Estonia in breach of Article 3(i)(1) of EU Regulation 833/2014. This …
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A court in Estonia has remanded an individual, Oleg Bessedin, in custody for two months while he awaits trial. The prosecution is for a number of offences including allegedly breaching prohibitions in relation to the dissemination and broadcast of content from designated Russian media outlets under the EU’s sanctions. The man denies the charges, but …
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It is being reported that the Estonian Prosecutor General’s Office has been investigating a bunkering company for alleged breaches of the EU’s sanctions in relation to Russian oil. The report states that raids were conducted in 2023 on the company NT Bunkering, with evidence and property seized. In response to a question from LRT, the …
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