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President invoked a line-item veto on Article 1 of the Amendments to the Law Against Corruption, adopted December 31st, 2020. The Article provides: \u201cDirector of the Independent Agency Against Corruption (IAAC) shall be appointed at the recommendation of Prime Minister for a 6-year term\u201d. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The official letter submitted\ntoday by President Khaltmaagiin Battulga to Speaker G.Zandanshatar reads:\n\u201cInstead of tending the matter of corruption with well-grounded manners, the\nmembers of the State Great Khural has adopted the [mentioned] law in complete\nviolation of the Law on Legislations and the Law on Parliamentary Procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe President views that the\nfact that the amendments made to the Law Against Corruption, which allows for\ndirect appointment of Director of IAAC, which organization should, by all\nmeans, maintain its independence, by Prime Minister, who is a leader of the\nruling party, are bringing the Mongolian people into an inevitable obedience to\ncorrupt government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"date":"2021-01-22T14:59:37","excerpt":{"rendered":"
President invoked a line-item veto on Article 1 of the Amendments to the Law Against Corruption, adopted December 31st, 2020. The Article provides: \u201cDirector of the Independent Agency Against Corruption (IAAC) shall be appointed at the recommendation of Prime Minister for a 6-year term\u201d. The official letter submitted today by President Khaltmaagiin Battulga to Speaker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_image_alt":"Suld (1)","featured_image":"https:\/\/president.mn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Suld-1-770x513.jpg","related_posts":[]}