SAPO prosecutor stated that Yermak consulted with fortune teller regarding appointments to state positions, in particular, Tatarov

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) prosecutor Valentyna Hrebeniuk stated in court that former head of the President’s Office Andrii Yermak consulted with a fortune teller “Veronika Fengshui” regarding appointments to state positions, in particular, regarding the appointment of Oleh Tatarov to the President’s Office.

The prosecutor stated this during the court hearing of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) on the election of a preventive measure for Yermak, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The prosecutor noted that when making personnel decisions, Yermak turned to a woman who was recorded in his phone as “Veronika Fengshui Office”. Yermak, according to the prosecutor, sent her data with the dates of birth of candidates and asked for advice.

“He is consulting on the appointment of the Minister of Health, the current minister. Regarding the appointment of Oleh Yuriyovych Tatarov as Deputy Head of the President’s Office. Also regarding the appointment of Ihor Vasyliovych Lysyi as Head of the State Affairs Department… He is asking for advice on him, writing down his date of birth,” the prosecutor said.

The prosecutor claims that Yermak turned to a fortune teller regarding the appointments of former Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and the Prime Minister. The prosecutor’s office believes that Yermak influenced appointments to senior state positions, in particular in law enforcement agencies, and may use this to obstruct the investigation. In particular, he may try to hide evidence or initiate an investigation into those involved in the pre-trial investigation.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, former press secretary (2019-2021) of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yulia Mendel, said on her Facebook page that the former head of the Office of the President, Andrii Yermak, is engaged in magic. According to her, Yermak’s magicians collect water from corpses and burn herbs.

SAPO prosecutors are asking the court to seize the diplomatic passport and other passports for traveling abroad from the former head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak and prohibit him from traveling abroad. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is asking the High Anti-Corruption Court to take the former head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak into custody and set an alternative bail of UAH 180 million.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) informed Yermak of suspicion in the case of “Dynasty” in Kozyn. Yermak’s lawyer considers the suspicion unfounded and denies his involvement in the “laundering” of UAH 460 million.