Shufrych’s assistant suspected of financing Russian Guard in temporarily occupied Crimea detained by SBU
According to the case file, the offender is an assistant to the MP who was responsible for the legal aspects of the deal. In particular, the defendant was involved in concluding an agreement with the Russian Guard for the protection of elite real estate in Crimea controlled by the MP.
In just 3 months, more than half a million Russian rubles were transferred to the occupiers’ accounts.
In early February 2024, MP Shufrych was already notified of the suspicion.
As a result of the measures taken, SBU investigators and operatives detained Shufrych’s business partner and served him a notice of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (financing actions committed with the aim of violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or seizure of state power, changing the boundaries of the territory or state border of Ukraine).
The investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime. The offender faces up to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property.