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/188/13(b)-R.1), and to the resolution adopted at its 187th session (October 2010),

Recalling that two separate working groups set up by the intelligence agency and the police, respectively, are conducting investigations into the murder of Mr. Zorig Sanjasuuren and have been afforded technical assistance from abroad; 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”,

Considering that, in his letter of 9 April 2011, the Vice-Chairman of the State Great Hural reported that in the past six months the analyses of certain important pieces of evidence had been completed,

1. Thanks the Vice-Chairman of the State Great Hural for the information provided;

2. Notes with satisfaction that the investigation is proceeding, and sincerely hopes that, more than 12 years after Mr. Zorig's murder, the evidence that has now been analysed will enable the authorities to make decisive progress towards elucidating the crime and identifying the culprits;

3. Remains confident that the parliamentary working group on this case will make every effort to support the work of the investigation, and remains committed to providing, to the extent possible, such assistance as the Parliament may seek;

4. Requests the Secretary General to inform the parliamentary authorities and the source accordingly;

5. Requests the Committee to continue following the investigation and report to it at its next session, to be held on the occasion of the 125th IPU Assembly (October 2011).

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