Session Profile: Andre Hanimägi
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
2025-03-19
Political Position
The political position focuses on the rational use of state resources and the enhancement of border control. The speaker strongly supports transferring the investigative jurisdiction for sanctions-related crimes from the Security Police (KAPO) to the Tax and Customs Board, in order to free up KAPO resources for strategic issues and other criminal matters. The stance is clearly policy-driven and efficiency-focused, emphasizing that KAPO should not have to deal with violations related to "a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of cognac."
7 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates thorough expertise in legislative procedures, especially regarding the work of the Legal Committee and the handling of amendments. He/She masters the technical terminology concerning the investigative jurisdiction of sanction crimes, surveillance powers (e.g., telephone wiretapping, police agent), and the delimitation of competence between agencies (KAPO, MTA). He/She is able to describe the development of the draft bill in detail, including the disappearance of the threshold (10,000 euros) and the resulting legal errors.
7 Speeches Analyzed
Rhetorical Style
The style is formal, analytical, and procedure-driven, characteristic of a commission rapporteur explaining a complex procedural process. The speaker employs logical appeals, detailing the positions of the agencies and the frequency of the commission's deliberations (four times), in order to justify the decisions reached. Emotional or personal appeals are absent; the emphasis rests on the intent of the law and procedural rulings.
7 Speeches Analyzed
Activity Patterns
The speaker's activity profile is linked to intensive work within the Legal Affairs Committee, where the draft legislation was debated at length and in depth, including the issue of surveillance powers, which was addressed four times. He/She maintains close communication with representatives of various ministries and agencies (MTA, KAPO, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior), citing specific meetings (e.g., the one held on March 10).
7 Speeches Analyzed
Opposition Stance
The direct political opponent is not criticized, but the speaker successfully opposed the desire of the Tax and Customs Board and the Ministry of Finance to rapidly expand surveillance powers. The opposition was both procedural and principled, arguing that it was unreasonable to process such a substantive issue as an amendment to a single bill; instead, the process should begin with a preliminary drafting intention. He rejects the question that linked the necessity of the bill to the Reform Party's transport issues.
7 Speeches Analyzed
Collaboration Style
The cooperative approach is consensual and inclusive, emphasizing that the majority of the proposed amendments were supported by consensus within the committee. The speaker detailed close collaboration and discussions with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of the Interior in order to reach a compromise. The final decision concerning surveillance authority was a compromise intended to ensure that the core objective of the draft bill could move forward.
7 Speeches Analyzed
Regional Focus
The focus is on national security and the enforcement of international sanctions along the eastern border, citing the start of the full-scale war and the flow of sanctioned goods. This work involves processing cross-border trade and sanctions violations, and is not related to issues specific to local regions or communities.
7 Speeches Analyzed
Economic Views
The economic outlook is tied to regulatory control and the enforcement of sanctions concerning trade along the eastern border. Emphasis is placed on the role of the Tax and Customs Board (MTA) in handling goods subject to sanctions (including cigarettes and cognac), signaling robust support for border control and regulatory compliance. The objective is to ensure the effective application of sanctions, rather than focusing directly on matters of economic growth or tax policy.
7 Speeches Analyzed
Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
The primary legislative focus is Draft Bill 441, which aims to amend the investigative jurisdiction for sanction crimes, transferring it from the Security Police (Kaitsepolitsei) to the Tax and Customs Board. The speaker is a leading proponent and driver in the handling of this draft bill, highlighting the achievement that the bill was corrected of errors that had emerged due to the abolition of the monetary threshold. A significant achievement was also the exclusion of the expansion of surveillance powers from the draft bill.
7 Speeches Analyzed