Name Rene Reinmann | Role Estonian Politician | |
Rene Reinmann (born 8 July 1974) is an Estonian politician and repeatedly convicted felon.
In 2005, Reinmann ran as a member of the Keskerakond in Estonian local administrations' election and, gathering 129 votes, won a seat in the city council of Tallinn. He served in the council's commission on public good order and city property, which was rather ironic in background of later revelations. As of 2004, Reinmann has been convicted 6 times for various felonies and 8 times for misdemeanours and administrative infractions.
Fall
On 10 July 2007, Eesti Ekspress ran a story detailing Reinmann's criminal history, including repeated convictions for theft and brutal assaults, and the fact that he had spent more than two years of his life serving in prison. This caused an uproar in Estonian political analysis landscape, but due to the very close balance of power in Tallinn city council, Keskerakond was hesitant in letting Reinmann resign.
On 31 July 2007, Eesti Ekspress ran another story presenting documentary evidence that Reinmann's biographical record, presented when running to city council, contained a lie regarding Reinmann's diploma of higher education. Specifically, Reinmann had claimed a diploma of 1997 of constructional engineering from Saint Petersburg's National University of Architecture and Construction, but the university has no record of having issued such a diploma, or of Reinmann studying there.
On 14 August 2007, Reinmann suspended his mandate in the town council. He was replaced by Igor Sedasev.