Overview

• The Chisinau Appeals Chamber rejected a motion to release Evghenia Gutsul from pretrial detention pending a final ruling.
• The court refused her request to attend in person, leaving her to participate by video link where delayed translation limited her responses.
• Judges declined multiple defense motions but agreed to examine the constitutionality of recent Criminal Procedure Code changes that accelerate such cases.
• Defense attorney Natalia Bairam said the team will seek relief at the European Court of Human Rights if release is not granted domestically.
• The hearing was adjourned to October 9; Gutsul was sentenced on August 5 to seven years in prison and financial penalties, allegations she and supporters characterize as politically driven.