"Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on suspicion of money laundering. The court set bail at 140 million hryvnias ($3 million), allowing Yermak toto be released pending a final ruling in his case."
""I don't have that kind of money, and my lawyer will now work with friends and acquaintances (to raise the money for bail)," Yermak told reporters after the court's decision. "My legal team will file an appeal. We will use every legal avenue to seek justice and the truth.""
"He denies the allegations. Zelenskyy himself is not under suspicion. Yermak, Zelenskyy's former chief of staff had been Ukraine's lead negotiator in talks with the United States but stepped down in November last year amid a scandal widely seen as the biggest threat to the government since Russia's invasion."
A Ukrainian anti-corruption court ordered pre-trial detention for Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on suspicion of money laundering. The court set bail at 140 million hryvnias, about $3 million, which would allow release pending a final ruling. Yermak said he does not have that amount and that his lawyer will seek help from friends and acquaintances to raise the bail. He denied the allegations and said his legal team will file an appeal and use legal avenues to pursue justice and the truth. Zelenskyy was not named as under suspicion. Yermak previously served as Zelenskyy’s chief of staff and had been Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the United States before stepping down in November amid a major scandal.
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