HACC postpones preventive measure hearing for Yermak
The High Anti-Corruption Court failed to impose a preventive measure on former head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak, who is suspected of laundering over UAH 400 million in a luxury construction project near Kyiv. The reason was the defense's request to postpone the hearing due to the large volume of case materials - 16 volumes.
As it became known from the broadcast of the court session, Andriy Yermak's lawyer stated that he received access to the materials only at 11:30, so he did not have time to fully familiarize himself with all the documents of the criminal proceedings. The court granted the defense's request to postpone the hearing.
Judge Viktor Nogachevsky decided that the prosecutors would begin their speeches today, and the hearing would be postponed to Wednesday so that the defense could express its position.
Note that earlier the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported that it would insist on keeping Yermak in custody with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of UAH 180 million, which is equivalent to approximately $4 million. Recall, on May 11, NABU and SAPO reported that they "exposed an organized group involved in the legalization of UAH 460 million during elite construction near Kyiv."
According to investigators, the participants in the scheme planned to build estates for themselves in the “Dynasty” cottage town - the cost of each house reached $2 million, and their area was about 1,000 m². Law enforcement officers established that in 2020 the group had attracted the former head of the OP Andriy Yermak to legalize money through construction. According to the investigation, money laundering took place between 2021 and 2025. Suspicion against Andriy Yermak was announced on May 11 .
On May 12, NABU and SAPO reported suspicions to six more members of the "organized group." In addition to Yermak, the defendants in the case were former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov, four persons under his control, and an "influential businessman," whose name is not mentioned. At the same time, NABU noted that this businessman is one of the leaders of the criminal organization exposed in November 2025 as part of the "Midas" special operation. The circumstances of the case point to the president's former business partner, Timur Mindich.
