Moldovan law enforcers began searches at the house of the deputy head of Gagauzia

Representatives of Moldovan law-enforcement agencies have started searching the house of the first deputy head of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul Ilya Uzun. This was reported by the Moldovan Canal 5 on November 21.

"At these minutes, law enforcers are in the house of Ilya Uzun and conduct searches, the press is not allowed into the yard. Several police crews are on duty in the street," - noted in the Telegram channel of the media.

Ruslan Unilovsky, a deputy of the People's Assembly representing the Svetliy commune, which is part of Gagauzia, is also being searched.

Earlier, on November 11, former Moldovan President Igor Dodon said that after Maya Sandu's re-election for a second presidential term, Chisinau would increase pressure on the opposition in his country. Dodon said that about 20 hearings have been scheduled in the 13 cases brought against him by the end of the year. The former Moldovan president added that the legitimacy of Sandu's government is under great question.

The ruling party of Moldova actively persecutes opposition politicians. Thus, back in April this year, the country's prosecutor's office referred to court a criminal case on the alleged involvement of the head of the Moldovan autonomy of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul, in irregularities in the financing of the party "Shor". Gutsul repeatedly pointed out that the case was fabricated. Also, as the elections approached, police conducted a number of searches of many local opposition representatives, which the Victory bloc called an attempt by Sandu to intimidate undesirable politicians.

Moldova's Central Election Commission reported on November 4 that Sandu won the country's presidential election with 55.33% of the vote. Voting was held in two rounds, as none of the 11 candidates passed the 50% threshold in the first round on October 20. During the second round on November 3 , 141 violations were recorded.