Mongolia Was Under Pressure Over Presidential Detention - Dispatch - WSJ: "Global focus on Mongoliafor once has had little to do with its landscape or sizzling economy. Instead, international attention reflected concern about treatment of the former president, Enkhbayar Nambar, who spent more than a week protesting his detention with a hunger strike. More fundamentally, the international focus was grounded in questions about whether Ulan Bator’s handling of the case might compromise Mongolia’s commitment to rule of law.
In his call to President Elbegdorj, the U.N. secretary general said he was “truly hesitant” to intervene but was nevertheless worried about Mr. Enkhbayar’s physical condition, according to a Mongolian government statement dated Monday that appears to be the transcript of the conversation."
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