The High Anti‑Corruption Court (VAKS) remanded Andriy Yermak in custody, setting bail at 140 million UAH in a money‑laundering case involving 460 million UAH
Judge Viktor Nohachevskyi ordered the former head of the Office of the President to surrender his passports and refrain from contact with Oleksii Chernyshov, Tymur Mindich, and the figure known as "Veronika Feng Shui Office"
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine imposed a preventive measure on the former Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak: remand in custody with the alternative of bail in the amount of 140 million hryvnias; the decision was announced by Judge Viktor Nogachevskyi on Thursday, 14 May.
The court partially granted the SAP prosecutors’ motion. In addition to the set bail, Yermak was assigned obligations: to surrender passports for travel abroad, diplomatic and other documents that allow leaving Ukraine, and to refrain from contacts with a number of persons involved in the proceedings, in particular with Oleksiy Chernyshov, Timur Mindich and the person identified in the materials as “Veronika Fengshui Office”.
Earlier Yermak was notified of suspicion under part 3 of article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — for legalization (laundering) of proceeds obtained by criminal means.
8 to 12 years, with a possible additional penalty in the form of a ban on holding certain positions for up to 3 years and confiscation of property.
As reported, Yermak was notified of suspicion on 11 May in the case regarding the legalization of funds during the construction of elite real estate near Kyiv. According to NABU and SAP, the investigation uncovered an organized group suspected of laundering about 460 million hryvnias as part of this project.
According to investigators, after Oleksiy Chernyshov was appointed head of the Ministry of Regional Development (MinRegion) in 2020, the “Dynasty” residences project was launched. The project allegedly involved businessman Timur Mindich (Karlson), and later a participant designated R2, whom law enforcement considers to be Andriy Yermak. The scheme’s participants, investigators claim, planned to build several residences while hiding the real beneficiaries under the indexes R1–R4.
Andriy Yermak himself publicly responded to the notification of suspicion, refusing to disclose details of the proceedings, after which he was not detained. The Office of the President of Ukraine is currently refraining from any assessments and comments on this case.
