Ulaanbaatar, Dec 21 Mongolia needs reforms if they will not be, this will lead to great instability in society and may pose a great risk to the country, Ganhuyag Chuluun, the former Deputy Minister of Finance of Mongolia (2010-2012), the executive director of the ARD financial group, said in an interview.
«Both the government, the president, and the State Great Khural have received a clear signal that marks the beginning of a major reform. If the authorities themselves do not live up to their standards, the anger of the people will lead to great instability in society and may pose a great risk to the country. But I see what is happening in a positive way: it will bring positive changes in the long term,» said Chuluun.
The financier gave an interview on the eve of hearings scheduled for December 21 in the Mongolian parliament in the case of large-scale theft in the export of coal. Reports of abuse have sparked massive protests that have been taking place in front of the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar since early December. According to various reports from the Mongolian media, the amount of damage ranges from 1.8 billion to 13 billion dollars. Earlier, the deputy head of the investigation department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of Mongolia said that the country's ex-president Khaltmaagiin Battulga, seven deputies and the governor are connected with the coal theft case in the country. The Minister of Economic Development of Mongolia, Khurelbaatar Chimed, announced on social networks on December 19 that Khaltmaagiin Battulga had left the country. As reported by the Isee portal, Battulga received permission from the investigator of the Anti-Corruption Agency for treatment in the Republic of Korea.
«In the medium and short term … the responsibility imposed on those involved in corruption will be strengthened. Official violations and corruption crimes are no longer considered in a simplified manner. Officials who have committed a corruption crime will be sentenced to life imprisonment deprived of the right to hold public office and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five to 12 years. These important decisions were made by the parliament in a very short time,» Chuluun concluded.