False testimony to parliament committees may become punishable

Three Riigikogu members Helir-Valdor Seeder, Jaak Valge and Leo Kunnas submitted a bill on 19 June that envisages sanctions for providing false testimony to parliament's investigative and special committees. Passage of the bill requires a majority of the Riigikogu membership.

Three Riigikogu members submitted a bill in mid-June that would make providing false testimony to parliament's investigative and special committees punishable. The bill's initiators are Helir-Valdor Seeder (Isamaa), Jaak Valge (Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives) and Leo Kunnas (EKRE), who registered the bill on 19 June 2026.

The bill seeks to amend the Riigikogu Rules of Procedure and Order Act and related legislation. Currently, there is no legal basis requiring persons summoned before committees to tell the truth; passage of the bill would establish such an obligation and violation would entail legal consequences.

Passage of the bill requires a majority of the Riigikogu membership, meaning it must be supported by more than half of all 101 Riigikogu members, not just those present.