Shabunin has commented on excitation of criminal proceedings

The security service of Ukraine has confirmed that conducts searches in the editorial office of the Country.ia
About this on his page in Facebook wrote press Secretary of the MFA of Ukraine Marian Betz.

She noted that these searches were sanctioned by the court and conducted in the wording of the website and also in the places of residence of some journalists.

Investigations are in the framework of criminal proceedings opened on the fact of a crime under part 1 of article 328 – disclosure of state secrets.

“Security officers during the implementation of investigative actions check computer equipment for the presence of materials which constitute a state secret. Site the Internet-editions “the Country.ia” operating normally”, – stressed Gtlancia.

Earlier in the Country.ia reported about new searches in the offices and apartments of journalists by the security service.

We will remind, on June, 22nd in Kiev detained chief editor of the newspaper “Country.ia” of the Igor Guzhva on suspicion in receiving a bribe in $10 thousand.
Guzhva said that the bribe he was offered the people’s Deputy from the Radical party Dmitry Linko for removal from the site of the information which allegedly discredits him as a politician.
Linko claims that it Guzhva demanded money from him. According to prosecutors, the bribe of molting required the assistant Guzhva.
GPU showed a video of transfer of a bribe the chief editor of “the Country.ia” Igor Guzhva. Later GPU showed another video of bribery Guzhva.
27 Jun Guzhva released from Lukyanivska jail after posting bail in half a million hryvnias.
August 1 at Guzhva was removed a flash drive, which could be a state secret.
Information taken from: https://espreso.tv/news/2017/08/09/sbu_rozpovila_detali_pro_obshuky_v_stranaua