Prime Minister met with the executive director of Transparency International
On October 12, the Prime Minister of Mongolia Mr. Oyun-Erdene, who is on an official visit to Germany, met with Mr. Eriksson, the executive director of Transparency International
On October 12, the Prime Minister of Mongolia Mr. Oyun-Erdene, who is on an official visit to Germany, met with Mr. Eriksson, the executive director of Transparency International, based in Berlin. At the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the current state of cooperation within the framework of Transparency International and the future outlook. Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene presented the work being done within the legal framework to reduce the crime of corruption in Mongolia. For example, the government drafted the first draft law on the legal status of whistleblowers and submitted it to the parliament for discussion, the transition to electronic government services, the reform of state-owned companies, the repayment of the Development Bank, and the strengthening of the punishment policy for corruption and official cases. provided information on issues such as ensuring budget transparency. Transparency International emphasized the importance of upholding human rights, strengthening civil society space, and ensuring transparency in the mining sector in order to improve the Corruption Perceptions Index. One of the main areas of anti-corruption activity, which is the investigation and prosecution of corruption crimes, is the compensation of damages. In the case of Mongolia, the amount of compensation for the damages caused by crime has increased dramatically by activating the activities of confiscating, confiscating, and repatriating assets. Specifically, 12.7 million US dollars in 2020, 33.8 million US dollars in 2021, and 777.4 million US dollars as of September 28, 2022 have been compensated. At the meeting, the Government of Mongolia agreed to work together with Transparency International to strengthen human rights and civil society space.
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