EVGHENIA GUTUL FACES UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY FINANCING PARTY FROM WHICH SHE WAS ELECTED BASHKAN

The Bashkan of Gagauzia, Evghenia Gutul, is accused of complicity in knowingly accepting funding for a political party, initiative group or election contestant from an organized criminal group or criminal organization.

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office filed final charges against Gutul in the criminal case with the general title "Illegal financing of the former political party "Shor"".

"The investigation of the criminal case has been completed and is at the stage of presenting the materials of the criminal case to the defense party. After this stage is completed, the criminal case will be sent to court," the prosecutor's office said the day before.

If the court finds Gutul guilty, she faces imprisonment for 6 to 10 years with a fine of 6,000 to 8,000 conventional units (300,000 to 400,000 lei), as well as deprivation of the right to hold certain public positions or engage in certain activities for 7 to 10 years.