The press officer of the Security Police only said that the criminal process is ongoing to figure out the links between the Night Watch and the 26-27 riots in Tallinn, hence they cannot comment on what is the issue with the Night Watch in Estonia, what are their links with Kremlin etc.

The press offices also said that 'the Security Police keeps an eye on all radical or extremist organizations in Estonia' without mentioning the Night Watch exclusively.

- As the interview just published are of some NightWatch activists, seemed to be fair to explain what NightWatch is -

The Night Watch movement, dominated by young ethnic Russians in Estonia, was established on 21 May 2006 as a reaction against the calls to remove the statue and the painting-vandalism that occurred there at the night of 21 May. The movement stated its aims as follows:

On our own initiative we stood up for the protection of the monument and we will not allow any acts of vandalism be committed to the monument and the tomb of the killed soldiers. For this purpose, we have organized ‘night patrol’, which lasts from 22.00 pm till 6.00 am, to protect the monument from being profaned by provocateurs and vandals. We do not belong to any political party, we have neither organized nor constant structure. We do not receive any financial support from political parties or public organizations. We protect the monument voluntarily and gratuitously. Everyone can come and help us! We believe that the situation around the monument has become aggravated because of the inactivity and connivance of authorities, who allowed the unauthorized meeting to be held in the centre of Tallinn on May 20, 2006, and also because of the acts of vandalism to the monument on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of May, 2006… (www.pomnim.com)