The hearing in the case of money laundering is scheduled for 16:00.
The High Anti-Corruption Court announced that it had appointed consideration of the petition for the application of a preventive measure to the former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrei Yermak, informs the portal PromPolitInform.
We are talking about a case in which Ermak is suspected of committing a criminal offense under Part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – the legalization of property obtained by criminal means.
The hearing is scheduled for May 12 at 16:00 in the premises of the VAKS at the address: Beresteysky Avenue, 41.
The specialized anti-corruption prosecutor’s office will ask for a preventive measure for Yermak in the form of detention or bail of 180 million hryvnias. This was announced during a briefing in Kyiv on May 12 by the head of SAP Oleksandr Klymenko.
Suspicion of Ermak in the case of LCD “Dynasty”
Recall that on the evening of May 11, NABU reported suspicion to the former head of the President’s Office Andrei Ermak in the Midas case. According to investigators, in 2020, then-Minister Alexei Chernyshov formed a group for the construction of a closed residential complex “Dynasty” in Kozin in the Kyiv region.
NABU claims that businessman Timur Mindich, known by the nickname “Carlson,” as well as another participant under the pseudonym R2, under which, according to the investigation, Andrei Ermak appears, were involved in the project.
According to the case file, the project participants planned to build four private residences, as well as a common house with a SPA zone, swimming pools and a gym. The cost of each cottage was estimated at about $2 million. To hide the real owners, as stated by the investigation, used ciphers R1-R4. Funding, according to NABU, was carried out through the cooperative “Sunny Beach” and cash obtained by criminal means.
NABU and SAP believe that in 2021-2025, almost $9 million could be laundered through the Dynasty project. The total amount of legalized funds, according to the investigation, exceeds UAH 460 million.
Ermak’s defense denies
At the same time, Andriy Yermak’s lawyers reject all charges. The defender of the ex-manager of the OP Fomin called the suspicion “groundless” and said that the case was a “surprise” for the defense. He also rejected Ermak’s connection with the so-called “Mindich films.”
“Well, films, well, what do we have to do with any films. Did you hear the voice of Mr. Ermak somewhere, at least once?” Said Fomin.
Suspicions Chernyshev and Mindich
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported suspicion to six more members of the organized group in the case of money laundering due to the construction of the elite cottage town “Dynasty” in the village of Kozin in the Kyiv region. Law enforcement officers did not officially name the new suspects, however, according to the media, we are talking in particular about the former deputy prime minister Alexei Chernyshev and businessman Timur Mindich.
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