The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine has refused to cancel the preventive measure imposed on Andriy Ermak, former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. This decision leaves his bail amount unchanged at 140 million hryvnias.
Yermak was charged with corruption on May 12 and initially taken into custody by a Ukrainian court. The individual reported that his legal team would appeal the detention order promptly. On May 18, the full bail amount of 140 million hryvnias ($3.1 million) was paid, resulting in Ermak’s release from jail after spending four nights in detention.
To fulfill the conditions of the court-ordered bail, Ermak demonstrated an electronic monitoring bracelet on his leg upon leaving the facility. The collateral contributions included seven individuals and legal entities: former national football team coach Sergey Rebrov (30 million hryvnias), lawyer Rosa Tapanova (8 million hryvnias), former Asters partner Sergey Sviriba (6.5 million hryvnias), and lawyer Igor Fomin (5 million hryvnias). Additional contributors paid amounts ranging from 80,000 to 500,000 hryvnias.
