The murder trial of S.Zorig, one of the heroes of Mongolia's peaceful transition to democracy, began again at the 461st detention center on Monday (26^th of December) at 10.00 a.m. The trial has now continued into its fourth day under auspices of the Mongolian Police, the Intelligence Service and the General Executive Agency. The judges led by M.Aldar have been examining the documentary evidence, which had collected over 18 years following the murder.

Ts.Amgalanbaatar and two other people are standing trial for the murder of the politician. Also, two witnesses testified at the trial in the last week.

In total, 55 journalists from over 30 media agencies have obtained permission for reporting on the trial. However, the journalists can only report on the opening and closing of the trail due to the fact the some information appertaining to the case is considered as highly sensitive and classified.

On October 2nd 1998, the then Mongolian Minister of Infrastructure S.Zorig was brutally murdered. Various people have been detained in connection with the case, most notably Zorig's wife B.Bulgan; she was released from prison on 9th September after having been held incommunicado since November 2015.