INDEPENDENT MEDIA
Media
for Transparent Governance
Editors session
-2
Editors' session
No 2 was held on 12 November 2004 and involved 17 participants.
Guests were Ms. S. Oyun, PM, Mr. D.Lundeejantsan, PM
and chairman of National Commission of National Anti-Corruption
Programme (NACP), Mr. D.Altangerel, Secretary of NACP
and S.Nergui, executive director of NGO Combating Corruption.
Network.
Mr. Lundeejantsan
stressed that Mongolian Parliament is going to discuss
amendments to the Electoral Laws, Public Broadcasting
Law and Law on Combating Corruption, which will be passed
by the Parliament next year. Parliament is also considering
changes in the Law on Reviewing and Solving Citizens'
Complaints to the state institutions and state officials.
He hopes that such measurements will take contribution
to creation of more favorable environment for combating
corruption. He mentioned that Mongolia is studying an
enactment of UN Anti-Corruption Convention.
Issues raised
and discussed during the meeting:
- Need for Law on Access to Information
- Protection of information sources
- Media is not capable to investigate cases because
investigative reporting is expensive
- State secrecy laws of Mongolia are too strict so it
is used as censorship
- Defamatory provision of Criminal Law very strict that
journalists easily get imprisoned
- Mongolian journalists do not have ethical principles
- The public's knowledge on corruption is poor and they
perceive it as normal
- Ethical society is the most pressing issue in Mongolia
- Journalists' organization is not strong to protect
members and does not serve the journalists.
Conclusion:
1. Ms. Oyun and Mr.
Lundeejantsan promised to contribute to the amendments
on defamatory legislation of the Criminal Law. They
also accepted proposals to review State Secrecy laws.
2. Anti-corruption media campaign should more focus
on public education
3. Form a task force to develop campaign strategy
Name of participants
Name Position
1. D.Lundeejantsan PM and chairman of National Commission
of National Anti-Corruption Programme (NACP)
2. D.Altangerel Secretary of NACP
3. S.Nergui Executive director of NGO Combating Corruption.
Network.
4. S.Oyun Member of Parliament
5. Sh.Batmonkh Odriin sonin
6. Ch.Kulanda General director of Mongolian National
TV
7. B.Ouynchimeg Mongolian National TV
8. Monkhtor Mongolian National TV
9. D.Otgonbayar Zuuny medee newspaper
10. Baigalmaa Mongolian National Radio
11. B.Sarangerel Director of TV-5
12. A.Baatarhuyag Channel-25 TV
13. H.Naranjargal Globe International
14. S.Bayaraa Zorig foundation
15. B.Batbyamba Zorig foundation
16. D.Munkhburen Globe International
17. S.Uyanga Mongol Times newspaper
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