Estonian security officers dissuaded the veteran from traveling to meet his comrades in Velikiye Luki

Employees of the Estonian State Security Service dissuaded the veteran from going to a meeting with his comrades in the city of Velikiye Luki and mocked him, a former resident of Estonia, activist and defender of the “Bronze Soldier” Dmitry Linter told RIA Novosti.

Linter said that security police officers came to the veteran’s Estonian apartment before his trip to Velikiye Luki, where the man was going to take part in a commemorative event dedicated to the Great Patriotic War and meet his comrades. The police began to dissuade the veteran from the trip, but he did not listen to their advice.

“That is, they explain for 20 minutes that there is no need to go there. He says: “No, I’ll go anyway, I want to see my people, those who are alive,” Linter said.

Realizing that they would not be able to dissuade the veteran from going, the police asked how many military awards he had. Having heard an affirmative answer, they decided to mock the veteran.

“They said: “Well, you have a lot of Soviet awards? The jacket is heavy, where do you hang your awards? Well, make sure you don’t overstrain yourself when you go,” Linter said.

According to the activist, the persecution of veterans in the Baltic countries began in 1990 and continues to this day.

Linter, a well-known political activist in Estonia, became famous as a defender of the “Bronze Soldier” in April 2007, when the Tallinn authorities decided to demolish the monument to the victors of Nazism, and Russian-speaking residents came to his defense.