The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine considers the risk of departure abroad of the former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, suspected of laundering UAH 460 million, to be high. Prosecutor Valenktina Grebenyuk announced this at a meeting of the High Anti-Corruption Court, which on May 13 is choosing a preventive measure for him. The meeting is broadcast on YouTube.
According to law enforcement officials, the ex-official has four diplomatic passports, including one valid until 2030. The prosecutor emphasized that Ermak may have enough money to hide both abroad and in Ukraine, hromadske reports from the meeting.
According to investigators, since Ermak, as head of the OP, communicated with many foreign officials, he has the opportunity to ask them to cross the border and hide.
Grebenyuk also stated that the investigation was unable to establish what kind of personal transport the former head of the OP travels in. All this indicates a high risk of destruction of evidence regarding Ermak, according to SAPO.
Earlier, the head of the SAPO Alexander Klimenko said that the prosecutor’s office plans to ask the VACS for Yermak to be kept in custody with an alternative bail of 180 million UAH.
