Idel Jakobson

Idel Jakobson (12 August 1904 in Jēkabpils, Russian Empire – 12 September 1997 in Tallinn, Estonia) was an NKVD officer.

In 1931 he was arrested in Tallinn, being accused of subversive activities directed against the Republic of Estonia.

[1] Jakobson fled Estonia in July, 1941, and worked as a chief investigator in Russia and Ukraine.

His 'investigations' were carried out in the framework of the so-called 'Vyshinsky doctrine'[citation needed], in effect presumption of guilt:[2][3] without a trial, he arranged a death sentence to 621 people.

[2] Most of his victims were ethnic Estonians, including well-known politicians like Ado Birk and Jaan Hünerson.