President's Office says charges against Zelenskyy's former chief of staff Yermak come as no surprise

Dmytro Lytvyn, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has commented on the notice of suspicion served on Andrii Yermak, former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, saying that "this context has existed for a long time, so there is nothing surprising about it".

Source: Lytvyn in response to journalists' questions

Quote: "This context has existed in the media and publicly for a long time, so why should anyone be surprised?"

Details: Lytvyn added that "procedural actions are still ongoing, so it is too early to draw any conclusions".

Background:

• The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) carried out investigative actions involving Yermak on the evening of 11 May.
• Investigators later announced that Yermak had been served with a notice of suspicion in a case concerning the alleged laundering of UAH 460 million (around US$6 million) through a high-end construction project outside Kyiv.
• Yermak commented on the notice of suspicion, saying that he owns "only one car and one apartment".

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