MONGOLIA NEWS: ULAANBAATAR: Republican and Socialist parties want Justice Minister suspended www.mol.mn TheUBPost, 07 Aug 2003 The Civil Will Republican Party (CWRC) demanded the suspension of Minister of Justice Ts. Nyamdorj from his position and a public examination of his income since 1990.In a demand addressed to the President, Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker, the Civil Will Republican Party explained that they had carefully observed the dispute and analyzed the top-secret material involving high-ranking officials, and they demanded the authorities to establish the truth before making any decision."Unless the truth is established, suspicion that some officials were connected with a foreign intelligence will never disappear within the public. Public faith in the authorities is at stake, as well as trust in national security," said the CWRC.The Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party also demanded the Prime Minister to remove Ts. Nyamdorj from his position and to hold accountable the people who organized and carried out MP Gundalai's arrest.Members of the National Consultative Committee of the Democratic Party and leaders of the Mongolian Democratic new Socialist Party held a joint meeting on the issue of the breach of Gundalai's immunity without the Prosecutor's permission. By decision of the meeting, a CD showing the arrest will be distributed to foreign embassies in Ulaanbaatar. The working group also sent a letter to the Human Rights Committee of the International Parliament Union to present the case of the arrest and inform them of their discussion on the immunity issue.Parliament Speaker S. Tomor-Ochir responded that the removal of a Member of Parliament and cabinet was not dependant upon the demand of any political party. Suspension of the Minister of Justice must be decided by the law. Top