Overview
- The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak into pretrial custody on Thursday for 60 days with an option to post ₴140 million bail.
- If released on bail, Yermak must stay in Kyiv with court permission for any travel, surrender his travel documents, wear an ankle monitor, appear on demand, and avoid contact with named suspects and witnesses.
- Money began arriving toward the bail on Thursday, with investigative outlet Skhemy reporting ₴14,500,666 from three individuals, while Yermak’s lawyer later said roughly half the sum had been pledged and could clear soon.
- NABU and the anti-corruption prosecutor say an organized group laundered about ₴460 million through an elite housing project in Kozyn from 2021 to 2025, and they cited flight risk by noting Yermak holds four diplomatic passports.
- Parallel fallout widened as Skhemy reported Yermak skipped mandatory refresher courses when he restored his law license in January, a breach that legal experts say could bring disciplinary action.