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/186/12(b)-R.1), and to the resolution adopted at its 185th session (October 2009),

Taking into account information provided by the Secretariat of the Japanese Parliament on 28 January and by the source on 15 January and 25 March 2010,

Recalling that the Mongolian Government has requested technicalassistance with analysing certain evidence available in the case of Mr. Zorig's murder and that the German authorities have provided such assistance and remain at the disposal of the Mongolian authorities, including by making available the “mitotyping technology” which the Mongolian authorities have said they needed; considering that, with respect to the offer by the Japanese Government, it appears that in late January 2010 the Mongolian authorities sent the required diplomatic document that the Japanese authorities had previously requested in order to enable them to provide assistance,

Recalling further that a parliamentary working group was first set up in 2006 and reactivated in 2008 in order to “acquaint itself with the investigation into Mr. Zorig's murder and provide it with the necessary assistance and support”,

1. Notes with satisfaction that, in addition to the continued readiness of the German authorities to provide the required state-of-the-art technology, the Mongolian authorities can now also receive such assistance from their Japanese counterparts;

2. Is confident that their combined support, along with the indispensable resolve of the Mongolian authorities, notably through a sustained contribution from the parliamentary working group, will finally make it possible to elucidate Mr. Zorig's murder; trusts that the Japanese and German equipment and expertise can soon be put to full use in the ongoing investigation; would appreciate being kept informed in this regard and receiving official information on the current role of the working group;

3. Requests the Secretary General to inform the parliamentary authorities of this resolution, inviting them to provide the requested information; requests the Secretary General to convey the resolution also to the German and Japanese parliaments;

4. Requests the Committee to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session, to be held on the occasion of the 123rd IPU Assembly (October 2010).

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