The Government of Estonia issued a statement commenting that the Minister of Justice will form a working group of experts to resume the applications of passengers and families of the victims and seek additional investigation.
Specifically, on January 30, the Estonian Government conducted a cabinet meeting when it was decided that they would form a working group to submit a report of their activities and an overview of plans for further action in March.
The working group of experts will be led by the secretary general of the Ministry of Justice; the members of the working group will include representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, and Ministry of the Interior as well as experts in the field.
Minister of Justice Raivo Aeg commented that
The families of the victims have applied for additional investigation of the sinking of Estonia and before we can give them a substantial answer, we wish for the top experts to give a current assessment of the possible launch of the re-investigation and the circumstances related thereto.
Moreover, during the cabinet meeting, Raivo Aeg, Minister of Justice will be the one responding to applicants concerning the re-investigation of the sinking of Estonia regarding the steps taken by the government.
In October 2019, Tallinn Administrative Court decided to respond to the application of Swedish citizens regarding the launch of administrative proceedings to re-investigate the sinking of Estonia.
