{"id":4855,"date":"2025-11-13T08:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2025-11-13T09:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:09:59","slug":"yermak-operatsiia-midas-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/yermak-operatsiia-midas-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Yermak and the Midas case - coincidence of the application and court rulings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Yermak's statement about a \u201cfake bribe-taking relative\u201d coincided with the publication of materials about Operation Midas\u201c<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"556\">As reported by <em data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"320\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2025\/11\/13\/8007079\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian Pravda<\/a>\u201d<\/em>, statement by the head of the Presidential Office <strong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"372\">Andriy Yermak<\/strong> about the detention by the police of a man who allegedly <strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"463\">demanded bribes \u201con behalf of Yermak's relative\u201d<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"484\">coincided in time<\/strong> with publication in the court register <strong data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"553\">judgements in the case of Operation Midas\u201c<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"734\">In addition, according to the sources of the UP, <strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"628\">The President's Office received information<\/strong>, that <strong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"673\">NABU and SAPO prepare procedural actions<\/strong>, that can <strong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"733\">refer to Yermak himself or his entourage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"739\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"763\">Chronology of events<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"1034\">On 12 November, police reported the arrest of a businessman who allegedly <strong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"891\">offered \u201cemployment in the President's Office\u201d for money<\/strong>, introducing himself as a relative of Andriy Yermak.<br data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"934\" \/>After that, the head of the OP himself issued a statement, calling the incident \u201canother attempt to discredit him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1250\">On the same day, the <strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1100\">The Unified State Register of Court Decisions<\/strong> appeared <strong data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1136\">rulings of investigating judges<\/strong> within <strong data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1174\">NABU and SAPO Midas cases\u201c<\/strong>, The case involves several former and current government officials and businessmen.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1255\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1286\">The context of the Midas case\u201c<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1668\">The Midas investigation concerns <strong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1373\">systemic corrupt payments to influential officials<\/strong>, including the previously mentioned <strong data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1454\">former deputy prime minister of Che Guevara (Alexei Chernyshev)<\/strong>, as well as <strong data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1551\">members of a criminal organisation who transferred bribes through intermediaries in cash<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1555\" \/>According to the sources of UP, <strong data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1633\">the materials include more than $1.2 million and almost \u20ac100 thousand.<\/strong>, The company's assets have been transferred over several years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1896\">Journalists suggest that <strong data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1746\">The coincidence of Yermak's statement with the publication of court rulings<\/strong> may be <strong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1807\">an attempt to get ahead of possible information risks<\/strong>, The Operation Midas is one of the most high-profile anti-corruption cases of recent months.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1901\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"1923\">Reaction of the parties<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2211\">The Presidential Office has not yet commented on the possible connection between the events.<br data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"1990\" \/>NABU and SAPO stated that <strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2095\">do not disclose details of investigations until the completion of procedural actions<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2099\" \/>Journalists note that <strong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2158\">publication of court documents<\/strong> was carried out without delay, despite the sensitivity of the materials.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0417\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0430 \u0404\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e 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