Mongolia’s Coal Chief Jailed for Abuse of Power, Embezzlement
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Batsuuri Yaichil, the chief executive officer of the state-owned company that controls the development of Mongolia’s largest coking coal deposit, has been arrested on charges of embezzlement and abuse of power.
Batsuuri is to be held at Detention Facility 461 in Ulaanbaatar for 14 days from February 25, Munkhtuya Lhagvasuren, spokeswoman for the first level District Criminal Court, said by phone. She declined to comment on the details of the case as the investigation remains under way.