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The scheme organizer is a former deputy; the money was laundered through exchange offices.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have referred the 'Golden Mandarin' case to court for the misappropriation of 54,18 million UAH from the state budget. According to investigators, the scheme in 2013–2016 years was organized by a former member of the Verkhovna Rada. His company deceived the European Court of Human Rights. The state paid the money on the basis of a friendly settlement of the dispute, and then it was laundered through money-changing centers, the NABU reports.
In September 2013 of year, a representative of LLC 'Golden Mandarin Oil' acting on instruction of the accused approached the ECHR. He demanded to recover from the state budget 54,18 million UAH of debt of PJSC 'Kyivenergo'. According to him, the court decision on this debt was not enforced since 2009 year.
However, the firm did not try to recover the money, detectives found. Its property and accounts were seized for obligations to the state-owned JSC 'Rodevit Bank' for more than 70 million UAH. The company’s director was charged with fraud involving financial resources. Also hidden from the court was the main thing: just before approaching the ECHR, the firm assigned its claim against 'Kyivenergo' to another enterprise and received the same 54,18 million UAH for it.
After this, according to investigators, the former deputy reached an agreement with the then leadership of the Ministry of Justice. The government official responsible for ECHR matters prepared a declaration of a friendly settlement. By it the state effectively admitted fault for not fulfilling the ruling in the dispute between two private companies, even though the claim had already been sold. After this, 54,18 million UAH was transferred from the budget to the account of the under-control company.
NABU does not name the accused. The media link the case to former MP from 'Narodnyi Front' Geghery Logvynsky. The investigation was completed in January 2026 year.
Logvynsky left Ukraine, and since August 2023 year he has been listed as wanted by NABU. In June 2024 year, the Appeals Chamber of the VACS canceled the denial of aost post arrest of the former deputy. His defense at that time demanded to rule all evidence inadmissible.
The first suspects in this case included six defendants, among them former government commissioner for ECHR matters Boris Babin and former first deputy minister of justice Natalie Bernatska.
On statutes of limitations and other risks for top corruption cases, see ZN.UA article 'VACs is gaining momentum: what will reinforce progress' by Transparency International Ukraine executive director Andriy Borovyk.
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