In mid -July, NABU detectives, together with German law enforcement officers, conducted a search at the former Deputy Head of Presidential Office Rostislav Shurma, who now lives in Munich's suburbs. According to the publication Ukrainian truth , a mobile phone was removed from the bridge.
The search took place in the morning of July 15 - almost immediately after the high -profile case regarding the head of Naftogaz Alexei Chernyshov, who is also suspected of NABU and SAP of corruption. Journalists point out that these events could influence President Vladimir Zelensky's decision to publicly criticize anti -corruption authorities and sign a law that restricts their independence.
According to the UE interlocutors in parliament, Shurma himself called a high -ranking official at the President's office and reported a search. Banking is especially concerned that German law enforcement officers have been involved in investigative actions - because such cooperation is possible only after careful legal assessment.
"If Ukrainian investigators can be discredited or taken under political control, then German - no," - said the source of journalists. In the context that the persons involved are abroad, the case goes into the plane of international cooperation.
In addition to Rostislav, the focus of law enforcement officers and his brother Oleg Shurma. He became a person involved in the investigation of Bihus.info , which exposed the facts of electricity payments from solar stations in the occupied territories associated with it. In June 2024, it became known that NABU opened criminal proceedings against these payments.
Both brothers now live abroad and do not return to Ukraine. Rostislav Shurma exercised the right to leave as the father of three minor children - his brother did this. It is known that on July 10-11, Rostislav Shurma attended a conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Rome.
The search and removal of a personal phone may testify to the active phase of the investigation into the possible corruption activity of the environment that goes beyond Ukraine.
