Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a pretrial measure on former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, placing him in custody with the possibility of release on bail set at UAH 140 million.
This was announced by Judge Viktor Nohachevskyi.
“The investigating judge ruled: the motion is partially granted. A preventive measure in the form of detention for 60 days from the moment of actual arrest is applied to Yermak. Bail is set at UAH 140 million,” Nohachevskyi said.
Earlier, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) notified Andriy Yermak of suspicion. The case is linked to the alleged laundering of UAH 460 million during the construction of the “Dynastia” cottage town in the village of Kozyn. Businessman Tymur Mindich and former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov are also involved in the case.
On May 12, Mindich, Chernyshov and four other suspects were also formally charged in the case. If found guilty, they face between 8 and 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
