B.Makhbal, a former head of the State Administration and Management Department at the Ministry of Road and transportation development has been sentenced today (15 May) to 13 years in a top security prison for murder. Earlier today, the Sukhbaatar District Criminal Court has decided to reduce the prison term for B.Makhbal by five years to thatproposed by the prosecutors. Previously, the trail of the civil servant had been postponed11 times.

B.Makhbal was charged with the murder of fellow official T.Gombosuren, which took place on 9 August, 2018 during a drunken quarrel at the ministry.