The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have seized several phones and laptops during searches at the residence of Andrii Yermak, former head of the President's Office, sources in law enforcement told Ukrainska Pravda.

Source: journalist Mykhailo Tkach on the UP.Chat programme

Quote from Tkach: "They say several devices were seized – phones and laptops. And the contents of all of this are now being examined, as far as we understand."

Details: He added that NABU and SAPO officers arrived in the government quarter at around 06:00 on 28 November.

"Around 06:00, NABU and SAPO officers entered or tried to enter the government quarter – there were certain issues because they weren't being let in – eventually they forced their way in and didn't wait. Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror of the Week) reported that searches took place in the President's Office, including at Yermak's workplace, and at a residence somewhere near the President's Administration. Our sources in law enforcement do not confirm searches at the President's Office, but they do confirm searches at Mr Yermak's residence," Tkach said.

He also noted that, according to his sources, the searches, which began at around 06:00, finished around midday.

"Everything wrapped up at about 14:00 and moved on to analysing these gadgets and devices," Tkach summarised.

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