Security police arrests former operative on suspicion of treason.
Postimees Digest, Saturday, August 10
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The Estonian Security Police Board (KAPO) arrested retired operative Vladimir Veitman on suspicion of spying for Russian special services on August 7. Chief Public Prosecutor Norman Aas, Public Prosecutor Inna Ombler and Director General of KAPO Arnold Sinisalu remained tight-lipped at yesterday's press conference, refusing to comment on what kind of information Veitman leaked, when he did it and the possible reasons behind his actions. Aas said that Veitman received as much money from Russia as did Herman Simm and Aleksei Dressen, previously convicted for spying for Estonia's eastern neighbor. Veitman, a former KGB operative and one-time head of the operative-technical department of the bureau's branch in Estonia, has been described as a quiet, modest and hardworking man who never stood out in a crowd. Veitman worked for KAPO between 1994 and 2011 and it is believed his acts were confined to that period.
Thursday's moor fire started by the military.
A moor fire that raged over 145 hectares in Klooga on Thursday and Friday was started by Scouts Battalion machine gun fire during routine exercises carried out Thursday morning. Commander of the 1. Infantry Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Aron Kalmus said that the fire was discovered around 300 meters from the firing position at 11.40 a.m. and that because it had been raining the night before, organizers did not perceive a fire hazard. The fire that grew to cover an area of 145 hectares by Thursday evening was contained by 9 a.m. Friday morning with the help of heavy rainfall during the night. Residential areas were never at risk neither from the flames nor smoke.