“On June 26, we launched proceedings based on the section of the Penal Code on sexual harassment to determine the precise course of events and episodes and to verify potential workplace harassment,” said Jelena Mirošnitšenko, head of the prevention and proceedings service of the Tallinn City Center Police Department.
“We thank everyone who has turned to the police and urge people with information on possible harassment to contact the police at their earliest convenience,” she said.
Mirošnitšenko said last Thursday that no one had brought relevant information to the police’s attention when the Eesti Ekspress article was published. “We understand that these are emotionally very difficult ordeals, but we encourage everyone who feels they have been mistreated to contact the police,” she added.
“Women are sometimes afraid to take such cases to the police as they believe their name will be disclosed. The police do not reveal the identities of people who contact us. We want to help the women who talk about their experiences of possible workplace harassment in the newspaper article,” Mirošnitšenko said last week. “We ask everyone who has been involved in the episodes described in the article and everyone who has witnessed them to contact the police as soon as possible.”