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

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

Index AI: ASA 30/003/2005
Date de publication: 30 août 2005
Catégories: Asie et Pacifique, Mongolie

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.