The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,

Referring to the case of Mr. Zorig Sanjasuuren, a member of the State Great Hural of Mongolia who was murdered in October 1998, as outlined in the report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CL/180/12(b)-R.1), and to the resolution adopted at its 179th session (October 2006),

Taking account of the meeting the Committee had with the Mongolian delegation during the 116th Assembly and the information provided by it on the occasion,

Recalling the following:

• the IPU has always encouraged the Parliament of Mongolia to set up a working group to follow the investigation into the murder of Mr. Zorig, which almost 10 years after the crime has not produced any tangible results, and it offered its assistance in identifying the needed expertise in criminology; at the suggestion of the Mongolian authorities, the parliaments of Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom were contacted and favourable replies received from them; they specified, however, that an official letter had to be sent by the Mongolian Government to the competent authorities in the respective countries;

• on 8 August 2006, the Speaker of the State Great Hural set up a working group "to study the process of investigation and to provide the necessary support" to the investigation into the murder of Mr. Zorig; during a meeting with the working group on 3 October 2005, the General Police Department and the General Intelligence Agency submitted a list of investigative actions for which assistance and expert advice would be required;

• by letter of 15 January 2007, the Minister of Justice and Home Affairs informed the Committee in detail of the kind of assistance required,

1. Thanks the Mongolian delegation for the information provided;

2. Is pleased to note that the required official letter regarding the requested assistance with the investigation has now been sent by the Prime Minister of Mongolia, and sincerely hopes that an answer will be received as quickly as possible from the authorities of the countries in question; requests the parliaments of Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom to follow the matter up with the competent authorities in their countries;

3. Would appreciate receiving a copy of the Prime Minister's letters to his counterparts;

4. Requests the Secretary General to inform the parties concerned accordingly;

5. Requests the Committee to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session, to be held on the occasion of the 117th Assembly (October 2007).

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