Individual Privacy
The
Criminal Law of Mongolia
Approved on December
5, 1986
Article 146. Violating
immunity of citizens’ privacy of correspondence.
A criminal charge
of up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine of togrog 10000
to 60000 shall be imposed on violators of individual
privacy of correspondence.
Article 146 1.
Disclosure of personal and family privacy of citizens
Persons given personal
and family information of citizens in the course of
his professional and official obligations and who disclosed
this information causing serious damage, shall be charged
with up to 3 years improsonment or a fine of togrog
20000 to 80000, with or without removal of the person
from his official position or his right to conduct certain
activities.
The
Law on Criminal Investigation and Charge
Approved on December
24, 1963
Article 13. Protection
of personal privacy, privacy on family life and correspondence
immunity of residence of individuals
Personal privacy,
privacy of family and correspondence and immunity of
residences of individuals shall be protected by laws.
Article 19. Conducting
court sittings openly
Court hearings of
all levels shall be conducted openly except in cases
needed to protect secrets of state and organisations
and individual privacy to ensure human rights, reputation,
esteem, state defence, national security and social
order. If a court hearing was closed, the decision of
the court shall be read out to the public.
(This provision was
re-worded by the law issued on March 28, 1994)
Article 294. Confidentiality
of the council of judges
The decision of the
court hearing shall be made in the discussion room.
There may be no people other than judges hearing case.
Judges are prohibited from disclosing information discussed.
The
Law on Resolution of Petitions and Complaints Issued
by Citizens to Government Organisations and Officials
Approved on April
17, 1995
Article 7. General
duties of government organisations and officials regarding
petitions and complaints
5) to maintain confidentiality
of state secrets, privacy of organisations and individuals
mentioned in petitions and complaints.
The
Law on Special State Protection
Approved on May 27,
1995
Article 17. Specifics
of the legal status of employees of special state protection
1.Employees of State
Special Protection shall be prohibited to:
2) to give interviews
to media about the protectee without his consent, publishing
his private information
The
Law on the Cabinet of Mongolia
Approved on May 6,
1993
Article 25. Guarantees
to the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet to
exercise their full rights
4. It shall be prohibited
to disclose confidential correspondence related to exercising
of full rights by the Prime Minister and members of
the Cabinet.
The
Law on the Legal Status of Members of the State Ikh
Khural
February 6, 1997
Article 10. Guarantees
to the full rights of members of the State Ikh Khural
6. Telephones and
other communication devices of members of the State
Ikh Khural shall be under state protection and it shall
be prohibited to disclose private correspondence information
related to exercising of their full rights and their
activities.
The
National Human Rights Commission Law
Chapter Five
Guarantees for
the Power of commission members
Article 23 Legal
Guarantees
23.3 It shall be
prohibited to divulge the confidentiality of correspondence
related to the exercise of powers by commission members.
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