“Semyon Kryvonos did not answer the question about whether Yermak was still searched after that, or whether he was interrogated. He explained it as the secret of the pre-trial investigation”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
Kryvonos said that he could not divulge the data on what was seized during the searches from Yermak.
“What was seized was seized. Yes, this includes certain digital media. We did not conduct a search at the workplace, we did in other places,” he said during a meeting of the temporary investigative commission on investigating possible violations of Ukrainian legislation in the field of defense, anti-corruption policy and human rights during martial law.
Kryvonos also did not answer the question about whether Yermak was searched after that, or whether he was interrogated, explaining this by the secrecy of the pre-trial investigation.
He also refused to comment on media reports about searches of Yermak’s driver.
“This information constitutes a pre-trial investigation. This is not the subject of TSK consideration. This is a private person,” the NABU director said in response to a question whether the bureau knew Yermak’s whereabouts.
On November 28, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, announced that the head of his Office, Andriy Yermak, had submitted a resignation letter. The head of state thanked Yermak for presenting the Ukrainian position at the negotiations, but expressed his desire “that there should be no rumors and speculations.”
This resignation took place against the background of the search of Andriy Yermak. In the morning of November 28, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau confirmed the investigation of the head of the President’s Office.
Yermak commented on the searches, saying that “the investigators have no obstacles”, “they were given full access to the apartment.”
After the search and resignation, Andriy Yermak announced that he was going to the front, and also said that he was “ready for any consequences”, emphasized that he considered himself an “honest and decent person”.
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Earlier, People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak from “Holos” stated that Andriy Yermak is listed as “Ali-Baba” in the NABU records (“Mindych’s tapes”) in the “Midas” case. The presence of a figure with such a code name in the records was confirmed by the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Oleksandr Klymenko. According to him, “Ali-Baba” is on tape handing out tasks to pursue NABU detectives, and he may also be behind the attempt to eliminate the independence of the NBU and SAP in July 2025, which was prevented by “cardboard protests.”