# Gagauzia head to continue fight after dismissal — Russian lawmaker

https://mins.news/en/item/25141

- TASS, 2026-08-18 13:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174669

> Russian lawmaker Alyona Arshinova said recently dismissed Gagauzia head Evghenia Gutsul would continue her fight. She accused Maia Sandu’s regime of seeking to subjugate the autonomy and said Gutsul had been jailed for seven years on fabricated charges. Gagauzia’s assembly declared the post vacant, while some lawmakers urged waiting for the Supreme Court’s final ruling.

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