{"id":5810,"date":"2021-01-16T08:46:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/?p=5810"},"modified":"2021-01-16T08:46:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:46:26","slug":"estonian-prime-minister-resigns-over-corruption-scandal-denies-personal-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/estonian-prime-minister-resigns-over-corruption-scandal-denies-personal-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonian Prime Minister Resigns Over Corruption Scandal, Denies Personal Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/breitbart-london-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breitbart London<\/a> &#8211; 13 Jan 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/estonian-prime-minster.jpg?resize=579%2C311&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5811\" width=\"579\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/estonian-prime-minster.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/estonian-prime-minster.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HELSINKI (AP) \u2013 Estonia\u00b4s prime minister has handed in his resignation to the Baltic country\u00b4s president after a corruption scandal investigated by the police and prosecutors in his Center Party led to key party officials resigning overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move automatically prompts the resignation of Estonia\u2019s three-party coalition government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas said early Wednesday on his Facebook page that he would step down as \u201cthe suspicion expressed by the Public Prosecutor\u00b4s Office \u2026. does not mean that someone is definitely guilty but they will inevitably cast a serious shadow over all those involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn such a situation, it seems only right that, by resigning myself, I will give the opportunity to shed light on all the facts and come to clarity,\u201d Ratas wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ratas said he personally has not done anything wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/breitbart-london-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breitbart London<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breitbart London &#8211; 13 Jan 2021 HELSINKI (AP) \u2013 Estonia\u00b4s prime minister has handed in his resignation to the Baltic country\u00b4s president after a corruption scandal investigated by the police and prosecutors in his Center Party led to key party officials resigning overnight. The move automatically prompts the resignation of Estonia\u2019s three-party coalition government. 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