Evghenia Gutul, the Head of Gagauzia, has written a letter to President Trump, asking for his “moral and political support” after being imprisoned in Moldova.
Gaguazia is an autonomous region of Moldova.
“Gagauzia, a region of 140,000 people in Moldova’s south, is dominated by ethnic Turks who favour close ties with Russia, adhere to Orthodox Christianity and have had uneasy relations with central authorities since Moldovan independence in 1991,” Reuters noted.
Gutul, the region’s leader, was detained on March 25th and imprisoned on suspicion of electoral fraud.
According to Reuters, she was later transferred to house arrest for 30 days.
Gutul said she was “imprisoned on fabricated charges.”
“From the walls of Moldovan Prison No. 13, I appeal to President Donald Trump as a defender of democratic values.
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