A member of the Reform Party, he succeeded Kaja Kallas, who was appointed EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Delegates from the Council of Europe's GRECO anti-corruption watchdog visited the country in June 2012 to investigate the accusations.

[7] On 31 July 2012, the Estonian State Prosecutor's Office announced that Michal and Kalev Lillo, another Reform Party member, were suspects in this case and that both had been interrogated.

[9][10] On 10 September 2012, the first day of parliamentary session, the Social Democratic Party's faction started a petition process for the resignation of Michal through a vote of no confidence.

[11] The Estonian State Prosecutor's Office closed the case on 15 October 2012 without finding evidence of wrongdoing.