{
  "id": 12186915,
  "title": "'Golden Mandarin' case sent to court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/golden-mandarin-case-sent-to-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1214734.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have taken the Golden Mandarin case involving the misappropriation and legalization of UAH 54.18 million in state budget funds to court, according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The case, reported on Telegram by NABU and SAPO, alleges that former MP Heorhii Lohvynsky orchestrated the scheme while serving in Ukraine's 8th convocation parliament.\n\nBetween 2013 and 2016, the former MP and his associates manipulated an ECHR ruling to falsely claim a debt owed by PJSC Kyivenergo to the state budget. Despite the company being seized for debts totaling over UAH 70 million and its director facing fraud charges, they concealed this information. The scheme involved the defendant arranging a declaration of friendly settlement with the Justice Ministry, which inadvertently acknowledged the state's fault in the private companies' dispute. Subsequently, UAH 54.18 million was transferred to a controlled company and laundered through conversion centers.\n\nLohvynsky was notified of the suspicion in July 2023, following the removal of his immunity as a relative of a European Court of Human Rights judge. He left Ukraine before his immunity expired, allowing him to be informed of the suspicion under Ukraine's Criminal Procedure Code.",
  "summary": "Anti-corruption agencies have sent to court the \"Golden Mandarin\" case involving the misappropriation and legalization of UAH 54.18 million in state budget funds through manipulation of a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, allegedly organized by Heorhii Lohvynsky, a People's Front MP in Ukraine's 8th convocation parliament, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine's (NABU) press…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian authorities take Golden Mandarin case to court",
    "Former MP Heorhii Lohvynsky orchestrated $54.18M misappropriation",
    "Scheme involved false ECHR ruling and debt manipulation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}