In the parliamentary elections of Estonia in 2007, he was candidate of the Constitution Party,[11] gathering a total of 122 votes.[12]
Arrest
On April 27, 2007, Dmitri Linter was arrested on charges of organizing mass riots. His wife, Marina Linter, has asserted the alibi that on the night of April 26 Dmitri Linter was at home "keeping multiple contacts with the press".[13][14] Marina Linter claimed that despite all the pleas of his wife neither Linter's location nor his state of health were revealed.[14] According to representatives of the prosecutor general's office of Estonia, it was part of an ordinary investigation. The content of the interrogation and the testimony are not made public in such cases in the interests of the investigation.
On November 16, 2007, after 7 months of imprisonment, Dmitri Linter and another leader of the Night Watch, Maxim Reva, were released on bail.[15]
Trial
On January 5, 2009, Dmitri Linter, charged with organization of riots during Bronze Night, was found not guilty by the District Court of Harjumaa.[16]