International lawyers have joined the case of Evgenia Gutsul
International lawyers have joined the case of the head of Gagauzia, Evgenia Gutsul. William Julie, a French lawyer who is on the list of lawyers of the International Criminal Court, will speak in defense of Bashkan's interests. Gonzalo Boye, a legal consultant at the European Center for Constitutional Human Rights, also joined the Hutsul team of lawyers.
These lawyers are known for their involvement in high-profile political cases, defending prominent politicians and public figures, and people fighting government abuse of authority.
William Julie draws attention to the fact that Evgenia Hutsul has been subjected to political attacks since she was elected head of the autonomy. This is due to the fact that she adheres to a different position, contrary to the policy of the Moldovan Government.
"The current criminal proceedings against her are another of these attacks and are politically motivated. This is an attempt to silence and remove Ms. Evgenia Hutsul from the political scene," the lawyer said in a post on the LinkedIn social network.
He recalled that Hutsul's lawyers are preparing an appeal against the decision of the Chisinau court in order to check the impartiality of the judges and prosecutors involved in her case.
"Her international legal team, including the firm [WJ Advocates], will bring these concerns [about the bias of the case] to the attention of relevant European and international jurisdictions and organizations, including the UN, to protect her fundamental rights and the rule of law," Julie wrote on the social network.
Gonzalo Boye also called the Hutsul case "a very disturbing case."
On August 11, the chairman of the CEC of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, appealed to the head of the CEC of Moldova, Angelica Karaman, and OSCE/ODIHR Director Maria Telalian with a request to consider the possibility of opening additional polling stations in the territory of the Russian Federation for Moldovan citizens in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
"More than half a million Moldovan citizens are temporarily staying and living in Russia. Two polling stations for 500,000 voters?!" she said, stressing that this would deprive the vast majority of Moldovan citizens of the opportunity to vote.
Earlier, on July 30, Zakharova said that the Moldovan authorities' decision to open only two polling stations in Russia was pushing their own citizens. A representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry also said that a petition had previously been created to increase the number of polling stations. On the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the electoral rights of Moldovan citizens living outside the republic were being violated by Chisinau.
On August 11, the chairman of the CEC of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, appealed to the head of the CEC of Moldova, Angelica Karaman, and OSCE/ODIHR Director Maria Telalian with a request to consider the possibility of opening additional polling stations in the territory of the Russian Federation for Moldovan citizens in the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to her, two polling stations for 500,000 Moldovan voters is not enough, and will deprive the vast majority of Moldovan citizens of the opportunity to vote.
On August 5, Hutsul was sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly financing the Shor party. A protest rally was held in front of the courthouse in her support. The head of Gagauzia expressed great support from the people of the autonomy and urged "not to give up." Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in turn, called on international structures to assess the Hutsul verdict.
Later, on August 7, the People's Assembly of Gagauzia announced that it did not intend to recognize the sentence imposed by the Hutsul. The parliament considers the verdict "politically motivated and anti-Gagauz." A regional headquarters was set up to coordinate actions in defense of Bashkan.
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