Trapped in Mongolia to year's end - The West Australian: "Australian lawyer Sarah Armstrong has been told that she cannot leave Mongolia until she is cleared of multimillion-dollar money laundering and bribery allegations surrounding the Rio Tinto subsidiary that employs her.
The 32-year-old, who has not been charged with any offence, could be trapped in the country until at least the end of the year.
Mongolian officials yesterday revealed serious allegations against the Australian lawyer, confirming that she was being questioned over her knowledge of corruption within SouthGobi Resources, majority-owned by Rio Tinto.
They said the country's anti-corruption police began an investigation into SouthGobi in May and Ms Armstrong would not be allowed to leave the country until it was determined that "she is not involved in money laundering and bribery" alleged to have been carried out by the company.
Ms Armstrong, whose plight was revealed by _The West Australian _on Tuesday, has been under 24-hour protection from bodyguards since she was arrested by the country's anti-corruption police while boarding a flight home to Hong Kong on Friday."
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