CHISINAU, August 4. /TASS/. A Chisinau court has sentenced Evghenia Gutsul, leader of Moldova’s autonomous region of Gagauzia, to seven years in prison for financial irregularities related to the funding of the Shor opposition party, the politician’s lawyer Natalya Bairam told TASS.
TASS has gathered the key information about the case.
The court sentenced Gutsul to seven years in prison, ordering the decision to be enforced immediately.
Clashes between Gutsul’s supporters and police erupted in front of the court building in Chisinau, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene.
Police officers did not allow the Gagauzia leader’s husband and other family members to attend the hearing.
