NABU releases recordings: 'Mexican' planned to involve Shariy in information campaign

Blogger mentioned in audio recording

Among the materials released by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau is a mention of pro-Russian blogger Anatoliy Shariy. In the recording, a person referred to as the 'Mexican' is heard discussing the idea of involving the blogger in an information campaign.

«Брат, і чё мне Шария заряжать? Мне кажется, нужно. Нужно фокус увести в сторону легализации…» (Brother, and why should I involve Shariy? I think it's necessary. We need to shift the focus towards legalization…) — says the 'Mexican'.

Distraction strategy

The context of the conversation suggests that the group members considered using Shariy to shift public attention to the topic of legalization.

Thus, while they themselves were trying to resolve the issue of selling U420 products, they planned to focus the discussion on something else.