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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Former Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg has been summoned for questioning regarding the 2015 Oyu Tolgoi Underground Mine Development and Financing Plan, signed in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, said the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) on April 2.
Ch.Saikhanbileg, who is currently abroad, will be interrogated when he returns, said IAAC spokesperson T.Munkhtungalag.
On Monday the IAAC clarified that former Minister of Finance S.Bayartsogt, former Director of the Mongolian Tax Administration B.Ariunsan and former CEO of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi LLC B.Byambasaikhan had been arrested after being accused of possible abuse of power during the establishment of the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement.
“The Investigation Division has sent its request to prosecute S.Bayartsogt to the Ulaanbaatar city Prosecutor’s Office. The court decision will resolve if he will be taken into custody,” said the spokesperson.
Moreover, the spokesperson addressed the recent controversy surrounding Erdenet Mining Corporation and a loan obtained by Just Group from Standard Bank of South Africa and confirmed that G.Amarbat, the then Chief of Commerce Department of the Erdenet Mining Corporation, has been arrested.
Kh.Aminaa
Published Date:2018-04-03