Ukraine court orders arrest of Zelenskyy ally Andriy Yermak
Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on suspicion of money laundering.
The court set bail at 140 million hryvnias ($3.19 million, €2.72 million), allowing Yermak toto be released pending a final ruling in his case.
"I don't have that kind of money, and my lawyer will now work with friends and acquaintances (to raise the money for bail)," Yermak told reporters after the court's decision. "My legal team will file an appeal. We will use every legal avenue to seek justice and the truth."
He denies the allegations. Zelenskyy himself is not under suspicion.
Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, had been Ukraine's lead negotiator in talks with the United States but stepped down in November last year amid a major corruption probe
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Edited by: Roshni Majumdar