Border guards forbidden to let Yermak out of Ukraine – Honcharenko
1 December 16:11
Ukrainian border guards have received a letter with a direct instruction not to let the former head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, leave the country.
This was reported by Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“The border checkpoints have received a letter banning Andriy Yermak from leaving Ukraine,” he said in a statement.
The MP did not disclose any other details.
Yermak’s resignation
As a reminder, on the morning of Friday, November 28, NABU detectives and SAPO prosecutors came to the office of the head of the OP Andriy Yermak with searches. After a while, Yermak confirmed the searches, saying that he was cooperating with the investigation and that his lawyers were in contact with law enforcement.
According to the Financial Times, these actions may relate to the investigation codenamed Midas, a large corruption scheme in the energy sector. It is known to implicate Timur Mindich, co-owner of Kvartal-95, and some other senior Ukrainian officials.
Politicians and the media have speculations about who might be involved in the decrees from the person with the nickname “Ali Baba” who coordinates attacks on NABU and SAPO. There are opinions that the “Mindich tapes” referred to Yermak.
After the searches, which took place in the late afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Andriy Yermak had written a letter of resignation. After a while, it became known that the head of state had signed a decree dismissing the head of the OP.
On the night of November 29, The New York Post reported that Yermak had decided to go to the front.
In addition, on the same day, the former head of the OP gave a comment to the Financial Times. He noted that he did not hold a grudge against Zelenskyy, adding that he had been his friend both before and after this job.
