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CASE N° MON/01 ZORIG SANJASUUREN - MONGOLIA

Resolution adopted without a vote by the Inter-Parliamentary Council
at its 169th session (Ouagadougou, 14 September 2001)


The Inter-Parliamentary Council,

Referring to the resolution it adopted at its 168th session (April 2001) on the case of Mr. Zorig Sanjasuuren of Mongolia and to the related report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians,

Recalling that Mr. Zorig Sanjasuuren was brutally murdered in his home on 2 October 1998; the investigations have been unavailing to date and appeared to have come to a standstill despite the existence of an eyewitness and the establishment of special commissions to inquire into this murder; different views were put forward by the source and by the authorities as to the diligence and thoroughness of the investigation,

Recalling that at its last session it considered that an on-site mission would help the Committee to understand the situation better and thus to make progress; it consequently requested the Secretary General to contact the parliamentary authorities with a view to organising a mission as early as possible to gather the fullest possible information from the competent parliamentary, governmental, administrative and judicial authorities, and from Mr. Zorig's associate, lawyers and family,

Considering that, in his letter of 14 June 2001, the Vice-Chairman of the State Great Hural conveyed the agreement of the authorities to such a mission while regretting that the information submitted during the written proceedings had not been deemed sufficient,

Considering that the mission was carried out from 1 to 3 August 2001 and that it was given all the necessary support and assistance to be able fully to carry out its mandate by meeting the competent authorities and other parties concerned,

  1. Thanks the authorities of Mongolia and in particular the State Great Hural for their cooperation and for the assistance and support extended to the Committee's delegation;

  2. Commends the delegation for its work and awaits with interest the report on the mission and its findings;

  3. Requests the Committee to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session (March 2002), in the light of the mission report and any subsequent developments.

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