Cabinet meeting decision called for the dismissal of the Head of the General Police Agency, Brigadier General B.Bilegt, and the appointment of Deputy Head and Deputy First Chief Commissioner S.Baatarjav as acting head of the agency two weeks ago.

But in Wednesday's meeting, the cabinet issued a decision to appoint S.Baatarjav as Head of the General Police Agency.

Deputy First Chief Commissioner S.Baatarjav has been working in law enforcement for 29 years, since 1985.

S.Baatarjav started as a detective in the Tuv Provincial Police Department and was promoted to criminal agent, and senior agent in the Selenge and Darkhan-Uul province police departments.

S.Baatarjav worked in the Control and Inspection Division of the General Police Agency after graduating from the Academy of Management of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and was then appointed head of Darkhan-Uul Provincial Police Department.

Prior to serving as Deputy First Head of the General Police Agency, he worked as head of the Metropolitan Police Department, State Investigation Department and Selenge Provincial Police Department.

Baatarjav's father, Colonel Sainnyambuu, was chair of the division in the Dundgovi Provincial Police Department.