Mongolia: Further Information on Medical / Legal / Prisoner of Conscience

Mongolia: Further Information on Medical / Legal / Prisoner of Conscience

Índice AI: ASA 30/003/2005
Fecha de publicación: 30 agosto 2005
Categorías: Asia y Oceanía, Mongolia

Lawyer and human rights defender, Lodoisambuu Sanjaasuren was released 9 August 2005 after having served half of his 18-month sentence. He was convicted of exposing state secrets in November 2004. Amnesty International (AI) considered him to be a prisoner of conscience as he was arrested simply for protecting the rights of his client.