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Moldova jails pro-Russian regional leader for election fraud weeks before crucial vote
A court in Moldova has sentenced a Kremlin-friendly regional politician to seven years in prison for funneling money from Russia to finance a political party.
Moldovan regional head jailed for 7 years over illegal funding of pro-Kremlin party
A Chisinau court ruled that Evghenia Gutul was guilty of systematically bringing funds from Russia to Moldova for the now-banned pro-Russian Shor Party's needs between 2019 and 2022.
Pro-Russian Moldova governor gets jail term over alleged illegal financing
A Moldovan court on Tuesday sentenced a pro-Russian regional governor to seven years in prison for alleged illegal party financing, a decision the Kremlin denounced as "politically motivated".Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Gutul's sentencing "a politically motivated decision" ahead of parliamentary elections in September.
Moldova's pro-Kremlin regional leader jailed in election fraud case
A Moldovan court sentenced pro-Kremlin regional leader Evgenia Gutul on Tuesday to seven years in jail for channelling money from Russia to finance a political party. Gutul, who has strongly criticised Moldova's current pro-European government and has occasionally visited Moscow to meet top officials,
Moldovan Court Sentences Pro-Russian Regional Leader to Seven Years in Jail
A Moldovan court on Tuesday sentenced pro-Kremlin regional leader Evgenia Gutul to seven years in jail for channelling money from Russia to finance a political party. Gutul denied wrongdoing. According to prosecutors,
Moldovan regional leader jailed for aiding Russian meddling
A Moldovan court jailed a pro-Kremlin regional leader on Tuesday for seven years for channelling money from Russia to finance a political party that Moldova says is a front for Russian meddling.
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Moldova sentences pro-Russian politician to 7 years in prison over illegal party financing
A Moldovan court sentenced the leader of the autonomous Gagauzia region, Evghenia Guțul, to seven years in prison for ...
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Head of Moldova's Gagauzia region sentenced to seven years in prison in Moldova
A Moldovan court has sentenced Evghenia Guțul, head of the autonomous Găgăuzia region, to seven years in prison following a ...
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Moldova sentences leader of autonomous Gagauzia region to 7 years in prison
This is a political reprisal, planned and executed on orders from above,’ says Gagauzia Governor Evghenia Gutul, vowing to ...
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Gagauzia leader Guțul jailed for Russian money scheme
The Chisinau court found Guțul guilty of systematically bringing Russian money into Moldova while serving as a secretary for ...
Moldovan Court Imprisons Gagauzia Leader
A judiciary panel in aspiring EU member Moldova has handed down a seven-year prison term to the head of Gagauzia, a self-governing territory, over al ...
Revenge of the Risipen lesbian: the head of Gagauzia Hutsul will spend seven years in prison
EADaily, August 5th, 2025. The head of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Hutsul, was sentenced to 7 years in prison in a semi-closed ...
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Moldova Faces New Challenge From Restive Gagauzia Region
Gagauzia's 140,000 residents, mainly ethnic Turks who adhere to Orthodox Christianity, have had uneasy relations with central authorities since Moldova threw off Soviet rule in 1991.
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Is Gagauzia next on Russia’s list? | Human Rights | Al Jazeera
Gagauzia, a tiny autonomous region in Moldova, checks most of the boxes for Russian meddling. It is ethnically Turkic, religiously Christian Orthodox, and the main language spoken is Russian.
The UN commented on the verdict against the Hutsul
EADaily, August 6th, 2025. The verdict against the head of Gagauzia Evgenia Hutsul, accused of allegedly financing the ...