Lawyer Gutsul accused the Moldovan Security Council of interfering in the judicial process

The Information and Security Service (SIB) of Moldova facilitated the arrest of the head of the Gagauz Autonomy, Evgenia Gutsul. This was announced on April 6 by Bashkan's lawyer Natalia Bayram.

"The SIB, as an institution that has absolutely nothing to do with this case, <... They sent a letter to the Prosecutor General asking them to take all measures to close and arrest Yevgenia Hutsul. In other words, this is a gross interference in the act of justice by the SIB," she said in an interview with TASS.

Bayram clarified that the SIB does not have a procedural status, the institution as a whole does not have rights in this case, the Newspaper clarifies.Ru». Hutsul's lawyer also added that the defense was denied access to the contents of the service's letter.

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What will the conflict between the authorities of Moldova and Gagauzia lead to?

Hutsul was detained at the Chisinau airport on March 25. According to the Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office, this happened after her name was found on the list of persons prohibited from leaving the country. On March 28, the head of Gagauzia was arrested for 20 days.

On April 3, the official representative of the UN Secretary General, Stephane Dujarric, said that the United Nations (UN) is monitoring the situation with the arrest of the Hutsul and emphasizes the need to comply with legal procedure and the rule of law. On April 2, after her arrest, the politician herself called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to pay attention to the situation around the region. Gutsul stressed that the Moldovan judicial system is being used by the authorities as a tool to "dismantle the autonomy" of Gagauzia.