Former deputy prosecutor of the Kherson regional prosecutor’s office Kostyantyn Shabunyaiev, who, according to journalists, was in contact with the suspect in the murder of Kateryna Handziuk, Ihor Pavlovskyi, in the summer of 2018 may head JSC “Odesa Port Plant”.
Interfax-Ukraine writes about the possible appointment.
The corresponding issue has been put to the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of OPZ, which is being held remotely from April 24 to May 5 this year.
Shabunyaiev held the position of deputy prosecutor of Kherson region from October 2015 to September 2020.
As of July 2022, he continued to work within the structure of the regional prosecutor’s office as a department prosecutor.
In December 2022 Shabunyaiev changed his profile, joining OPZ as director of personnel and social affairs.
As mentioned above, Shabunyaiev is known for having called the suspect in the case of the deadly attack on Kateryna Handziuk, Ihor Pavlovskyi, more than 80 times.
At that time Shabunyaiev confirmed that he communicated with Ihor Pavlovskyi, explaining it as work-related matters. Pavlovskyi, as an assistant to MP Mykola Palamarchuk, allegedly brought him appeals and requests to the prosecutor’s office.
Later Palamarchuk himself stated that he did not pass any requests through Ihor Pavlovskyi, because it was not within his authority.