Parliament
last Friday approved the appointment of D.Dorligjav as Prosecutor General, with
92 percent of MPs accepting his nomination by the President. Talking to
reporters after the Parliament vote, Dorligjav said his priority will be to
ensure that prosecutors at all times abided by the law. The goal of the
proposed judicial reforms is to encourage those who work competently and
according to proper practice, but at the same time “to show no mercy” to those
who bring disrepute to the judiciary and abuse their power.

The
reforms program will cover some 20 interrelated laws, as indicated by the
President. Piecemeal or ad hoc amendments to individual laws are not being
favored. Instead, the emphasis will be on changing the big overall picture. He
admitted it will not be easy to change entrenched mindsets but people’s faith
in the judiciary must be restored by enforcing that cases are decided strictly
on a legal basis, and on no other consideration.

Born in Uvs
aimag in 1959, Dorligjav trained as a veterinarian and a lawyer in Mongolia and also attended the Military Politics
Institute in Moscow
from 1980 to 1983. Among the important positions he
has held are Minister of Defense, Chairman of Erdenet Mining Concern,
head of the Democratic Party, Advisor to Prime Minister,  Secretary General
of DP, and head of the President’s Office.

He and his wife
have two children.