NALU head Shevchuk joins the selection commission for choosing the SAPO deputy head, calls for an end to manipulation over his election

Kyiv. January 21. INTERFAX-UKRAINE – The head of the National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine (NALU) and spokesperson of the National Bar Association of Ukraine (NBAU), Oleksii Shevchuk, has passed the competitive selection at the Council of Prosecutors of Ukraine and was elected as one of the members of the selection commission that is to choose the deputy head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

However, as Shevchuk reported on his Facebook page, commenting on the appointment, “immediately after that, another wave of information attacks, mudslinging, and provocations began” from a number of activists.

In particular, according to him, he “is and was the lawyer of Illia Kyva during the period when he held the post of head of a department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was responsible for combating the circulation of narcotic substances”.

“It was then, in my belief, that he came into conflict with groups of “activists” who were linked to the spread of drugs in the notorious club “Closer””, – Shevchuk clarified.

Shevchuk drew attention to the fact that “these same people, in my belief, acted as provocateurs and “torpedoes” back when I, as a military lieutenant, was a nominee to the High Council of Justice under the president’s quota”.

He stressed that he “did not “hide” and did not “evade”: on March 7 I was mobilized and I work for the army and the front as a serviceman”.

“Separately, I will note: I personally did not allow officials of the Lviv City Council to steal first-aid kits intended for our military”, – he said.

Shevchuk stressed that “if anyone used the names of foundations and my name for unlawful actions — it will have procedural consequences”.

“We have already given the relevant incriminating testimony regarding persons who may be involved in abuses. I am aware that certain journalists obtained information about our clients in violation of procedure. Manipulation and distortion of facts will not go unanswered — either in court or within the Commission on Journalistic Ethics. The relevant lawsuits have already been filed, and work in this direction will continue”, – Shevchuk reported.

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