The newspaper Undesnii Shuudan is reporting that President Ts. Elbegdorj has appointed Major General M. Ganbold head of the Anti-Corruption Authority. The position has been vacant since last April, when the previous head of the ACA, Ch. Sangaragchaa, was sentenced to more than two years in jail for revealing secrets and violating his executive authority. The deputy chief of the ACA, D. Sunduisuren was also sentenced in that case.
M. Ganbold has been the General Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Authority. He was appointed to that position by former President N. Enkhbayar. Before that M. Ganbold was the Chief of the Police Department. Officials say the Government will discuss a major restructuring of the ACA in the autumn session of Parliament.