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Wednesday, 02 November 2005 18:15 |
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UB Post reports: Chief of the General Customs Office Kh.Baatar,
Chief of Selenge aimag’s customs office M.Damba,
and B.Ovgonkhuu, an assistant to Deputy Premier
Ch.Ulaan, were arrested on charges of corruption
on October 28, in a night raid conducted by
police and intelligence services.
Around 10 p.m., police forces raided Baatar’s
office and found US$500,000 in cash in his safe.
The police confiscated his computers and any
files with potentially incriminating documents.
Some papers included banking documents from Swiss
banks, to which he allegedly might have
transferred his money. Baatar is accused of
bribery, misuse and overuse of his authority,
importation of a large number of goods without
customs tax, and involvement in organized crime.
“Struggling with corruption is the work that all
public officials and all levels of society must
do. I’m Prime Minister of this country. I’m not a
prosecutor or a police officer. I will support
work for legal justice. I will stand to interrupt
any violations of the law,” said Ts.Elbegdorj in
a press conference Monday.
Some customs officials, including customs chief
of the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
S.Otgonpurev, were questioned last week in
relation to the case, as were Baatar’s driver and
secretary, several inspectors and some
businessmen. Some police officials said Baatar
had come to the secret service’s attention during
the last few months.
More on http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 May 2007 01:26 |
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