Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Court Places Zelenskiy’s Former Chief of Staff Yermak Under Arrest

KYIV, May ⁠14 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukraine’s ⁠anti-corruption court on ​Thursday ordered ‌the arrest of ‌Andriy ⁠Yermak, ⁠a close ally of President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy and ​former head of his ⁠administration, ⁠on money-laundering ⁠charges.

The court ​also set bail ​at ⁠140 million hryvnias ($3.19 million), ⁠which would allow Yermak, who has denied ⁠the allegations against him, to be released pending a final ruling in ⁠his case.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; ​Editing by ​Sharon Singleton)

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