TALLINN — The Pärnu County Court convicted Viru County Judge Jüri Sakkart of accepting a bribe to disclose classified documents Monday, sentencing him to jail time.

Sakkart has to spend two years and eight months in incarceration and has to pay 10,875 krooni (€695) for court procedural costs. Sakkart was arrested on Feb. 3 by police for accepting a bribe to reveal investigation documents.

As Sakkart was issuing surveillance permits at Viru County Court, he had access to the pending criminal trial proceedings and the details of surveillance conducted by Tax and Customs Board on suspected tax evaders.

Sakkart leaked the surveillance permits for three times — in Oct. 16, Nov. 11 and Dec.17. 2009.