The next hearing at a London court of the case against
B.Khurts, Chief of  Administration at the
National Security Council, has been fixed for November 15. Khurts was arrested
at Heathrow Airport on September 17 for violation of human rights in France in
May 2003. An unnamed Mongolian lawyer will defend Khurts in the trial.

The charge against Khurts relates to the illegal abduction
of D.Enkhbat in France and bringing him home through Belgium and Germany. Justice
Minister Ts.Nyamdorj has reminded the British Government that Khurts’s
diplomatic passport gives him immunity and Deputy Prime Minister M.Enkhbold has
sent an official demand for his immediate release. However, J.Gankhuyag, Chief
of the Consular Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said there has been
no reply to either.

The arrest is becoming a political issue and no one is sure who will be blamed
for the abduction: Khurts or those who ordered it. Since the Government has not
revealed the name of the defending advocate, he could not be asked what the
defense would be.