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The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine has chosen a preventive measure for former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, who is suspected of money laundering.
The court partially satisfied the request of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, ordering 60 days of detention with an alternative bail set at 140 million UAH (lower than the 180 million UAH requested by prosecutors).
If bail is posted, Yermak must surrender his passports, avoid leaving Kyiv without prosecutorial approval, and refrain from contacting co-defendants, including former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov, his wife, and other individuals involved in the case, as well as witnesses. Failure to comply could result in forfeiture of the bail to the state.
The full ruling will be published on 18 May, along with the court’s reasoning.
During the hearing, prosecutors also presented allegations involving attempts to influence officials and witnesses, including references to unnamed “programs” related to SBU personnel appointments and lists of individuals allegedly linked to state security structures.
Yermak is accused in a broader corruption investigation involving luxury property construction in the “Dynastia” cooperative, where more than 460 million UAH was allegedly laundered through schemes connected to Energoatom.
