The High Anti-Corruption Court was unable to determine a preventive measure for Andrii Yermak, the former head of the Office of the President, and postponed consideration of the case until May 13.
It was announced by the HACC judge presiding over the motion to impose a preventive measure, according to the Ukrainian News agency.
The judge noted that today’s court hearing is postponed until 12:00 p.m. on May 13. For her part, the prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) stated that during the closed portion of the hearing, scheduled for May 13, she would present additional evidence and documents proving Yermak’s involvement in the crime. Consequently, the judge granted Yermak’s defense team time to review the prosecution’s additional arguments.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, SAPO prosecutors are asking the court to seize the diplomatic passport and other travel documents of former Head of the President’s Office Andrii Yermak and to prohibit him from traveling abroad. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is asking the High Anti-Corruption Court to take former head of the President’s Office Andrii Yermak into custody and set an alternative bail of UAH 180 million.
The NABU and the SAPO have expanded the circle of suspects in the case of money laundering on an especially large scale. Six more individuals have been notified of the charges, including former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Chernyshov and businessman Timur Mindich. Yermak denied owning a home in the “Dynasty” housing cooperative and that he is the “Surgeon” from Mindich’s “tapes.” The NABU notified Yermak of the charges in the “Dynasty” case in Kozyn. Yermak’s lawyer considers the charges unfounded and denies his involvement in the “laundering” of UAH 460 million.
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