Protesters demand “justice” against corrupt officials and for the country’s Parliament to be dismissed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ULAANBAATAR - Thousands have braved freezing temperatures in Mongolia’s capital to protest alleged corruption in the country’s coal industry and soaring inflation.
“They seem to forget what they promised us – they promised us a better life. They are supposed to make things better,” a female student who gave her name as Ms Bayarmaa said.Police urged the crowds to disperse by 9pm local time as the mood turned tense and scuffles broke out with demonstrators. In mid-November, Mongolia’s anti-corruption authority announced that over 30 officials – including the CEO of the state-owned coal mining company Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi – were under investigation for embezzlement.
“6.4 million tons coal is not registered by Mongolian customs officials but recorded by Chinese customs, since 2013,” Mr Dorjhand Togmid, an MP, told a press conference at the Parliament in November.Whistleblowers have also alleged that corrupt customs officials did not register coal-loaded trucks as importing goods, but instead as regular passenger vehicles, when they crossed the border to China.
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