Sales of gold to Mongol Bank being investigated
News.mn previously reported that about 20 kg of gold that did not meet international standards for quality was sold through Mongol Bank.
The bank asked the Ulaanbaatar Prosecutors Office (UPO) to investigate the matter and Deputy Prosecutor Ye.Sagsai tells our correspondent that the State Investigation Office’s Economic Crime Investigation Department is investigating the case and the UPO is monitoring the investigation. This is not an isolated incident.
Poor quality gold has been supplied through Mongol Bank Treasury on different occasions from 2003 to 2011.
Ye.Sagsai said an official with Mongol Bank’s Economic Department and three officials from the Standardization Measurement Office have been detained in connection with the sale of the 20 kg of bad gold.
He said other Mongol Bank officials are being questioned, and organizations that sell gold to Mongol Bank should be monitored.
The bank asked the Ulaanbaatar Prosecutors Office (UPO) to investigate the matter and Deputy Prosecutor Ye.Sagsai tells our correspondent that the State Investigation Office’s Economic Crime Investigation Department is investigating the case and the UPO is monitoring the investigation. This is not an isolated incident.
Poor quality gold has been supplied through Mongol Bank Treasury on different occasions from 2003 to 2011.
Ye.Sagsai said an official with Mongol Bank’s Economic Department and three officials from the Standardization Measurement Office have been detained in connection with the sale of the 20 kg of bad gold.
He said other Mongol Bank officials are being questioned, and organizations that sell gold to Mongol Bank should be monitored.
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