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Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President, Serhiy Leshchenko, reacted to a statement by the writer and serviceman of the National Guard brigade “Charter,” Serhiy Zhadan. On the eve, he criticized the decision of the corps to join the “Advocate+” program, initiated by the profile committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association under Andriy Yermak. This was reported by Glavkom.
Zhadan stated that he is negatively disposed toward Yermak’s participation in the legal support program for the military. He wrote, “Personally, I don’t see a difference between a Yermak lawyer and a Medvedchuk lawyer. I wouldn’t want this person to represent me.”
“We have democracy. But this is too much. The difference is that during Yermak’s time, Medvedchuk’s channels were first shut, sanctions on Medvedchuk were then imposed. Then his arrest when he tried to flee, and then Yermak achieved swapping Medvedchuk for Azov fighters. And as for prison matters, Medvedchuk obtained the imprisonment of Solzhenitsyn, while during Yermak’s era they only jailed Kolomoisky,” Leshchenko replied.
On the eve, 14 August, all eight units of the Charter Corps joined the “Advocate+” program — six brigades and two regiments. The corps stated that thanks to the program, the units will have an “even more reliable legal rear.”
As a reminder, in March Andriy Yermak headed the profile committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association. It was under his leadership that the “Advocate+” program was launched, which is now joined by “Charter.” In May it was also reported that Yermak could face termination of the right to legal activity due to violations.
As a reminder, it became known earlier that Vyacheslav Abramov, driver of the former head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak, worked for a company allegedly linked to the families of Viktor Medvedchuk, accused of state treason, and his associate Taras Kozak. Abramov himself confirmed that he worked at “Kerambud” and personally saw Serhiy Medvedchuk. At the same time, he affirmed that he does not maintain any contact with him.
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