On Thursday (17th of November), the State Great Khural (parliament) discussed the appointments of several new Mongolian ambassadors, members of National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia and Constitutional Court, which had presented by Cabinet. Former Prime Minister S.Bayar, has been proposed as Ambassador of Mongolia to the United Kingdom. During the meeting, S.Bayar spoke regarding offshore allegations. He said "I don’t have an offshore account. I think that politicians should not own offshore accounts. I abide by the law and am fully prepared to be investigated regarding the offshore allegations."
An online database published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) as part of the Panama Papers investigation includes 49 results for Mongolia. One of the Mongolian offshore account holders listed is 'a certain' S.Bayar. So far, there has already been once case of mistaken identity regarding Mongolians linked to the Panama investigation.
S.Bayar was Prime Minister of Mongolia and General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party from 2007 to 2009. He resigned his position as PM due to health reasons.