Thursday's incident marks the third time in a year a member of the Russian diplomatic staff in Estonia has been caught by police drunk driving. The Russian foreign ministry has not yet commented on the matter. Photo by Nathan Hampshire.
TALLINN — The Estonian foreign ministry is requesting an explanation for the Russian diplomat caught drunk driving in Tallinn twice in one month.
The press spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BNS that it turned to the Russian foreign ministry and called its ambassador in Tallinn for explanations. However, according to Vienna Convention the diplomat is not subject of the jurisdiction of the country of residence but the source country’s, so unless [private_supervisor]Estonia declares the man a persona non grata it’s up to the Russians to make any sort of reprimand for the repeat drunk driver.
“We contact the representatives of the corresponding country so they could make conclusions based on the info we gave them, and take possible measures including penalties,” the press spokesperson said.
A Volvo with Russian diplomatic plates was pulled over for speeding at 11 p.m. on Thursday night in Tallinn’s Kadriorg neighborhood. The car, which was also swerving over the center line, was being driven by 49-year-old Stanislav Rysich, a Russian diplomat. Police say Rysich was visibly intoxicated and had to be taken home by another Russian embassy vehicle.
Police say a similar incident occurred on July 9. Around 5 a.m. the same car being driven again by Rysich was speeding in Kadriorg. When police pulled behind the car and requested it pull over, Rysich instead increased the vehicle’s speed. When the car finally pulled over, the Rysich refused to take a breathalyzer test and was driven home by embassy staff. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]Estonia declares the man a persona non grata it’s up to the Russians to make any sort of reprimand for the repeat drunk driver.
“We contact the representatives of the corresponding country so they could make conclusions based on the info we gave them, and take possible measures including penalties,” the press spokesperson said.
A Volvo with Russian diplomatic plates was pulled over for speeding at 11 p.m. on Thursday night in Tallinn’s Kadriorg neighborhood. The car, which was also swerving over the center line, was being driven by 49-year-old Stanislav Rysich, a Russian diplomat. Police say Rysich was visibly intoxicated and had to be taken home by another Russian embassy vehicle.
Police say a similar incident occurred on July 9. Around 5 a.m. the same car being driven again by Rysich was speeding in Kadriorg. When police pulled behind the car and requested it pull over, Rysich instead increased the vehicle’s speed. When the car finally pulled over, the Rysich refused to take a breathalyzer test and was driven home by embassy staff. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]Estonia declares the man a persona non grata it’s up to the Russians to make any sort of reprimand for the repeat drunk driver.
“We contact the representatives of the corresponding country so they could make conclusions based on the info we gave them, and take possible measures including penalties,” the press spokesperson said.
A Volvo with Russian diplomatic plates was pulled over for speeding at 11 p.m. on Thursday night in Tallinn’s Kadriorg neighborhood. The car, which was also swerving over the center line, was being driven by 49-year-old Stanislav Rysich, a Russian diplomat. Police say Rysich was visibly intoxicated and had to be taken home by another Russian embassy vehicle.
Police say a similar incident occurred on July 9. Around 5 a.m. the same car being driven again by Rysich was speeding in Kadriorg. When police pulled behind the car and requested it pull over, Rysich instead increased the vehicle’s speed. When the car finally pulled over, the Rysich refused to take a breathalyzer test and was driven home by embassy staff. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]Estonia declares the man a persona non grata it’s up to the Russians to make any sort of reprimand for the repeat drunk driver.
“We contact the representatives of the corresponding country so they could make conclusions based on the info we gave them, and take possible measures including penalties,” the press spokesperson said.
A Volvo with Russian diplomatic plates was pulled over for speeding at 11 p.m. on Thursday night in Tallinn’s Kadriorg neighborhood. The car, which was also swerving over the center line, was being driven by 49-year-old Stanislav Rysich, a Russian diplomat. Police say Rysich was visibly intoxicated and had to be taken home by another Russian embassy vehicle.
Police say a similar incident occurred on July 9. Around 5 a.m. the same car being driven again by Rysich was speeding in Kadriorg. When police pulled behind the car and requested it pull over, Rysich instead increased the vehicle’s speed. When the car finally pulled over, the Rysich refused to take a breathalyzer test and was driven home by embassy staff. [/private_subscription 1 year]
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