{
  "id": 6755211,
  "title": "Expert on dismissing the MoD permanent secretary: hopefully this will not set a precedent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/expert-on-dismissing-the-mod-permanent-secretary-hopefully-this-will",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610135524/expert-on-dismissing-the-mod-permanent-secretary-hopefully-this-will-not-set-a-precedent"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government's move to dismiss Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Kaimo Kuusk before the new minister takes office should not become a precedent, said longtime secretary general Marika Priske, who warned the rule is meant to shield the civil service from politicization.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}