00:01Andrei Yermak, the former chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
00:06has been released on a 2.7 million euro bail after spending four days in custody as part
00:11of a major anti-corruption investigation. The bail was reportedly paid by multiple sources
00:17after Andrei Yermak said on the 13th of May that he could not afford to pay it himself
00:22and would rely on France for help. According to Ukraine's anti-corruption investigators,
00:27Yermak is a suspect in a large money-laundering probe tied to the construction of a luxury
00:32residence complex outside Kyiv. They're investigating a scheme where up to 9 million euros was laundered
00:39between 2021 and 2025 through the construction of the high-end residence complex. If convicted,
00:46Yermak could face up to 12 years in jail. Yermak and his lawyer denied wrongdoing,
00:51calling the charges unfounded. Yermak also vowed to appeal the court's ruling.
00:56Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau said last week that Zelensky has no connection
01:01to the corruption investigation.
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