Ulaanbaatar
Law on Ethics of Public Servants to Serve as the Foundation for Combating Corruption
Politics
May 11, 2023,
Ulaanbaatar /MONSTAME/. On
the 10th of May, 2023, the Chairman of the State Great Khural, G. Zandanshatar,
addressed a gathering of employees from the local administration organizations
of the capital city. The primary focus of his presentation was on the
reform of civil service, the Law on Ethics of Civil Servants, and legal
reforms that are slated to be discussed in the regular spring session of the
State Great Khural.
In his address, the
Chairman highlighted that the parliament is actively working towards a package
of laws that combat corruption and reform the political party system, as well
as legal reforms to revive the amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia. Mr. Zandanshatar stated that discussions are currently ongoing for a set of draft laws
related to the legal status of whistleblowers, regulation of public and private
interests in public service, and prevention of conflict of interest, along with
the National Anti-Corruption Program.
The Chairman also
emphasized that the immediate goal of the parliament is to enhance governance
and implement economic and human development reforms and that three packages
of laws composed of ten laws are included in this framework.
During his address, G.
Zandanshatar, the Chairman of the State Great Khural, remarked that the Law on Ethics
of Civil servants would be the cornerstone of the efforts to combat corruption.
This law would be applicable to the 234,251 civil servants working in 4337 public and state-participation organizations.
The Chairman emphasized the importance of ethics in law and cited an ancient proverb that states that "if a thousand laws are made, they would not be obeyed without ethics". He stressed the need for following ethical norms at all levels to establish social justice. The Chairman further highlighted the crucial roles of an Ethics Council to be established under each government organization and the Ethics Committee to be operated under the Civil Service Council to play in implementing the law.
