Evgenia Gutsul, the head of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia Region, has been denied due process, her legal counsel says The prosecution of Evgenia Gutsul, the governor of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia Region, is a prime example of politically motivated “lawfare,” her lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, has told RT. Gutsul is currently appealing her seven-year sentence for campaign finance violations. In 2025, the politician was convicted of channeling funds from Russia to candidates linked to the banned