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The other four suspects were also released on Wednesday as the North district prosecutor's office did not think it necessary to apply for them to be taken into custody.

According to unofficial information, the other four suspects besides Kruuda and Viirma are the dairy company's head of services Rein Lepasson, the company's chief accountant and an employee of the company's financial department. In addition, it has been suggested that Hjalmar Konno who is connected to Kruuda is also being investigated.

Estonian businessman Oliver Kruuda and six other people were on Tuesday detained as suspects in a tax fraud case. A tax offense suspicion was moved against six persons on Tuesday, including Kruuda, as well as one legal person, spokesman for the prosecutor's office Kaarel Kallas told on Tuesday evening. The legal person is AS Tere.

According to the suspicion, income tax in the amount of 250,000 euros has not been paid since the start of 2015 as well as VAT worth 125,000 euros since spring 2015.

According to the media, the offices of AS Tere as well as the workplace and homes of all six suspects were searched on Tuesday.

The prosecutor's office did not want to disclose the names of the other suspects as they are not public figures.

According to the commercial register, AS Tere has a tax debt of 1,241,345 euros and has to also pay an interest of 9,283 euros.