'That wasn't a trial. That was a public execution' — Gutsul's lawyer on Moldova verdict

Yevghenia Gutsul, the elected leader of Moldova’s autonomous region of Gagauzia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly financing her 2023 campaign illegally

Gutsul’s lawyer Sergey Moraru breaks down why the trial was a 'public execution', how similar cases are being duplicated to silence opposition, and what the legal team plans next