NABU and SAP have notified Yermak of suspicion of laundering UAH 460 million in an elite construction project near Kyiv

Today NABU and SAP announced the exposure of an organized group that legalized about 460 million UAH in elite construction near Kyiv, and reported suspicions against the former Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak.

This is stated in a NABU message published on the agency’s official Telegram channel, which also notes that he was one of the members of the mentioned group. Source: t.me/nab_ukraine/3864.

“Charge: part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Urgent investigative actions are ongoing,” the NABU message reads.

Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which concerns the legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means, in part 3 provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 8 to 12 years, with an additional prohibition to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to 3 years and confiscation of property.

NABU clarified that the case concerns transactions involving funds during the implementation of a luxury development project in the suburbs of Kyiv, and investigators are carrying out urgent procedural actions to record evidence and identify all persons involved.

Earlier we wrote:

• After the corruption scandal and comments about the front: Yermak unexpectedly appeared in Mykolaiv
• Over 700 million UAH in damage to the state and “laundering” of assets: the NABU and SAP investigation is gaining momentum
• Former energy minister suspected of laundering over $100 million in the case “Midas”
• Office reset: Zelensky dismisses Yermak after searches and scandals
• NABU uncovered a $100 million “laundromat”: an office in Kyiv belonged to the family of former MP Derkach