Pro-Russian leader of Moldovan ethnic minority moved to house arrest, media reports


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  • Thursday, 10 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: The leader of Moldova's Gagauzia region, Eugenia Gutul, attends a press conference in Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

CHISINAU (Reuters) - The detained pro-Russian leader of Moldova's Gagauz ethnic minority was transferred to house arrest for 30 days on Wednesday, Moldovan media outlet Newsmaker reported.

The minority leader, Eugenia Gutul, had been held in a Chisinau prison after being detained on March 25 on suspicion of electoral fraud. She has denied wrongdoing.

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