“Not enough evidence”: Bronetsky on the charges against Yermak
11 June 18:55
The notice of suspicion against Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President, regarding the laundering of criminally obtained funds is based on weak evidence.
This was stated on the YouTube channel "Komersant Ukrainian" by Stanislav Bronevitsky, a former prosecutor with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and a lawyer.
According to Bronevitsky, the document does not contain enough facts to substantiate such a high-profile accusation.
“If you’ve gone so far as to issue such a sensational allegation, I would have expected it to be backed by more concrete evidence, more information linking a specific individual—I’m referring to the head of the President’s Office, Mr. Yermak—to the events,” he stated.
As the former prosecutor explained, money laundering as a criminal offense involves the acquisition of funds and their subsequent investment in certain assets. However, in the case regarding the sale of the “Dynasty” construction cooperative—in the context of which Yermak’s name arose—such evidence is lacking, says Bronevitsky.
“Real money laundering would involve confirming that Yermak personally received the funds, invested them in something, and obtained information about how the construction project in which he invested is being carried out. In other words, we need to see this chain of facts that link a person to a specific event,” he explained.
Separately, Bronevitsky spoke about the so-called “information vacuum” surrounding the investigation. He recalled that last fall, detectives made high-profile statements regarding the “Midas” case.
“Today—complete silence. Something is happening, but we don’t know exactly what,” he stated.
It is precisely this “silence” that the former prosecutor considers the root cause of the so-called “excessive politicization” of the case—a phenomenon often criticized as an obstacle to an objective investigation. In his view, if official bodies remain silent, society inevitably looks for answers elsewhere.
“If the answer doesn’t come from where it should, then, naturally, other people will take it upon themselves to provide it. And this is an entirely natural phenomenon,” Bronevitsky emphasized.
At the same time, the former SAPO prosecutor expressed hope that once the pre-trial investigation is complete, the allegations will be supported by a solid evidentiary basis—and then there will be “something to discuss in court.”
“The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, and I hope that by the end of this investigation, we will see a case filled with evidence and a solid evidentiary basis,” he concluded.
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As a reminder, former Head of the President’s Office, attorney Andriy Yermak, was released from pretrial detention on the morning of May 18 after posting bail in the amount of 140 million hryvnias.
Earlier, the High Anti-Corruption Court had imposed a preventive measure on him in the form of detention with the possibility of bail.
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