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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Moldovan regional leader sentenced to seven years in prison over Russian funding

Yevgenia Gutsul arrives at the court in Chișinău: she is in her 30s and has long, straight dark hair. She is wearing a white dress and jacket and is surrounded by members of the media with microphones and cameras.
Yevgenia Gutsul said she did not recognise the verdict and would fight to clear her name. Photograph: Vladislav Culiomza/Reuters

A court in Moldova has sentenced the pro-Russia regional leader Yevgenia Gutsul to seven years in prison for funnelling Russian money to finance a political party, in a landmark case that will further fuel tensions with Moscow.

Prosecutors said Gutsul systematically funnelled undeclared funds into Moldova between 2019 and 2022 to finance the now-banned pro-Moscow Șor (Shor) party, founded by Ilan Shor, a pro-Russia businessman living in exile who was convicted of fraud in Moldova.

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