Shabunin suggests that this step could be a response to the publication of his website, which published a list of security officials involved in the destruction of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP).
He added that the publication of intimate photos from a phone seized during the search is a “new low,” and blamed the security forces and the country’s leadership for this.
“I am not surprised by these actions of either Sukhachev or Kravchenko – they are animals. But since Zelensky continues to hold them in their positions, it means that he is not only responsible, but also supports such actions,” Shabunin wrote.
Context
On March 7, 2024, it became known that a criminal case had been opened against Shabunin on suspicion of evading military service. Blogger Vladimir Boyko, who published the relevant extracts from the ERDR, stated that Shabunin allegedly sent several letters to the military unit where he served, signed by the leadership of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, with a request to second him to the agency. In response, Shabunin published a photograph of a military ID, which indicated that he took the military oath on February 25, 2022, and called the opening of the cases an attempt at media discredit by the Office of the President.
On July 11, the State Bureau of Investigation reported suspicions against one of the public activists for evading military service and using a car intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The name of the person involved is not disclosed, but the Anti-Corruption Center clarified that we are talking about the head of the organization, Vitaly Shabunin.
On July 15, Shabunin was chosen as a preventive measure – a personal obligation with a ban on contacting other suspects in the case, participating in the activities of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAZK), as well as an obligation to surrender his foreign passport.
On August 14, the State Bureau of Investigation announced the completion of the investigation into the criminal case against Shabunin. According to the investigation, he systematically evaded military service with the assistance of the commander of the military unit. Shabunin himself accused the SBI of lying.
