“The police of the Chingeltei District’s Police Department released me from the detainment center and Ts. Batsuuri, a Judge of the Chingeltei District Court decided the case related to me and imposed a MNT 20,000 fine under the laws on administrative cases,” G. Baasan told MonInfo Friday.

“I was arrested on October 25 suddenly when I was staying near the building of the National Chamber of Trade and Commerce and still do not know now who ordered them to arrest me. “

At the demonstrations held on Thursday lieutenant colonel Ganbaatar, said that Baasan was arrested because of a claim that she hit a State Security authority who was doing his work in the building of the Mayor’s Office and the Baasan ripped the clothes of other officers.

Yet Baasan vehemently denied the charge, stating that the police had a case of mistaken identity.

“I didn’t hit any police officer in the building of the Mayor’s Office when I met Mayor Ts. Batbayar and N. Bolormaa, head of the Citizen’s Representative Meeting of the Capital City on October 9, but some members of the Free Elder’s Association struggled with police officers before I went there,” Baasan said.

Jude Batsuuri, who heard the case, admitted that there was no evidence against Baasan and that the fine was only to cover police and court costs.

“Baasan didn’t tear any clothes of the police but on the petition of the police to the court it was written that the elders tore some of the clothes of the officers,” Batsuuri, told Moninfo.

“She was fined MNT 20,000 because she put difficulties to the work of the police. She paid this fine and the case was closed, but I don’t know who gave the order to arrest Baasan.”

During Baasan’s detainment protestors called for her immediate release, stating their concern for her physical health as their prime reason. However upone release Baasan said her rights were not broken.

“I refused myself to eat any food in the detainment center and the investigators didn’t break my rights and they asked me why I made trouble for the work of the state security officers for two days,” said Baasan.

“I didn’t receive any calls or official reprimands from the police prior to when I was arrested.”

(with additional reporting by Luke Distelhorst)