--- title: "HACC extended Ermak's procedural obligations by 60 days but removed the electronic bracelet on health grounds" description: "The HACC extended the procedural obligations of former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak by a further 60 days but cancelled electronic monitoring, citing health risks per a medical expert's opinion." date: 2026-09-15T12:32:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/hacc-extends-ermak-procedural-obligations-removes-electronic-bracelet tags: [andriy-ermak, vaks, ukraine, corruption-case, electronic-monitoring] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # HACC extended Ermak's procedural obligations by 60 days but removed the electronic bracelet on health grounds ![Dmytro Yermak in court: VAKS extended procedural obligations for 60 days and removed the electronic bracelet on health grounds](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/15/vaks-prodlil-obyazannosti-ermaka-no-snyal-elektronnii-braslet/vaks-prodlil-obyazannosti-ermaka-no-snyal-elektronnii-braslet-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The HACC extended Yermak's procedural obligations by 60 days, maintaining restrictions on travel, communication, and documents. - The electronic bracelet has been removed: the court cited a medical opinion on risks to life and health. - Earlier (June–August 2026) the court had refused to remove the bracelet; its position changed in September 2026. - Yermak is under suspicion in the 'Dynasty' case (laundering of funds from deals at Energoatom) and posted a bail of 140 million hryvnias. The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) partially granted the motion filed by a prosecutor of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and extended the term of the procedural obligations imposed on the former head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, by a further 60 days. At the same time, the court refused to extend electronic monitoring: according to RBC-Ukraine, citing the HACC, an independent medical expert indicated a possible threat to the person's life and health from continued use of the electronic monitoring device. The court did not disclose the defendant's name in its ruling, but sources at the outlet confirm that the case concerns Yermak. ### Which restrictions remain in place Under the court's decision, Yermak is required to appear upon every request from a detective, a prosecutor, or the court, and to report any change of residence or place of work. He is prohibited from leaving the previously designated settlements, and his passports and other documents granting the right to leave and enter Ukraine must be surrendered for safekeeping. A separate restriction concerns communication: Yermak must refrain from contact with certain individuals specified in the court's ruling, including other suspects and witnesses in the proceedings related to the circumstances set out in the notice of suspicion. ### Health as the basis for lifting monitoring The court separately considered the question of extending electronic monitoring. The HACC reported that the opinion of an independent medical expert on the possible threat to life and health was one of the grounds on which the court refused to extend the corresponding procedural obligation. As a result, the electronic bracelet is no longer included in the list of restrictions Yermak must observe, while the remaining procedural obligations remain in force for the full term extended by the court. ### Contradictory data The chronology of the court's rulings on electronic monitoring appears contradictory at first glance and requires clarification. In late June 2026 (citing the newspaper Gazeta.ru) and in mid-August 2026 (citing mk.ru and pravda.com.ua), it was reported that the court had refused Yermak's defense a request to remove the electronic bracelet and to change the conditions of its use. At the same time, in the ruling reported by RBC-Ukraine in September 2026, the court had already refused to extend electronic monitoring, citing a medical opinion on health risks. Thus, the court's position changed over time: earlier refusals to remove the bracelet gave way to its cancellation on the basis of new medical data. The differing versions in publications of different dates reflect precisely this dynamic, rather than a contradiction within a single ruling. ### Context: resignation and the 'Dynasty' case As a reminder, in late November 2025 Andriy Yermak resigned as head of the Presidential Office against the backdrop of a corruption scandal surrounding Energoatom and the 'Midas' case. In May 2026 he was formally charged by the NABU and the SAP in the 'Dynasty' case: according to the investigation, the case concerns the possible laundering of funds obtained from deals at Energoatom through the construction of a residential complex near Kyiv. The court sent him to pretrial detention, but later Yermak posted a bail of 140 million hryvnias and was released. Yermak is currently engaged in legal practice and the 'Advokat+' project, aimed at providing legal support to military personnel. Last month, a scandal erupted around the project after the army corps 'Charta' joined it. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Yermak's electronic bracelet removed. Court says it is on health grounds](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ermaku-znyali-elektronniy-braslet-sud-kazhe-1789475370.html) - Подтверждает снятие электронного контроля по состоянию здоровья и продление процессуальных обязанностей; совпадает с основным текстом. - [Yermak could not get rid of the electronic bracelet — court refused](https://www.mk.ru/incident/2026/08/12/ermak-ne-smog-izbavitsya-ot-elektronnogo-brasleta-sud-otkazal.html) - Фиксирует более ранний (12.08.2026) отказ суда в снятии браслета; использован для хронологии в разделе «Противоречивые данные». - [Yermak's request to remove the electronic bracelet denied in Ukraine](https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2026/06/29/28786105.shtml) - Фиксирует отказ от 29.06.2026; дополняет хронологию позиции суда. - [HACC did not allow Yermak's defense to change the conditions of wearing the electronic bracelet](https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2026/08/12/8048417/) - Фиксирует отказ ВАКС в изменении условий ношения браслета (12.08.2026); согласуется с линией «ранее отказано». ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Which procedural obligations were extended for Yermak? **A:** The court extended the obligations for 60 days: to appear upon request from a detective, a prosecutor, or the court; to report any change of residence or place of work; not to leave the designated settlements; to surrender passports and travel documents for safekeeping; and to refrain from contact with the individuals specified in the ruling. ### Q: Why was the electronic bracelet removed? **A:** An independent medical expert indicated a possible threat to life and health from continued use of the electronic monitoring device, and the court refused to extend it. ### Q: The court had not removed the bracelet before — what is the contradiction? **A:** In June and August 2026 the court refused to remove the bracelet or to change the conditions of its use. In the September 2026 ruling the position changed: electronic monitoring was cancelled on medical grounds. This is a chronological development, not a conflict of versions of a single ruling.