Remembering the election riots one year later Print E-mail
2008-07-01.jpeg      A year ago, citizens demonstrated on Sukhbaatar square in UB, protesting the results of the Parliamentary Election which was held on July 29, 2008,.
This demonstration became a riot in the evening and five people died due to it.
After the election some officials made statements about the preliminary results of the victory of the MNRP (Mongolian National Revolutionary Party). People vehemently opposed those statements. A mass meeting was held on Sukhbaatar square in Ulaanbaatar on July 1, 2008. Many citizens expressed their thoughts about political issues and election frauds. In the afternoon, a crowd of several thousand people gathered at the main office building of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.
The protests began peacefully, but soon led to unrest.
After unsuccessful attempts to enter the building, the police arrived. The crowd clashed with the police, throwing stones. Rioters set fire to the MPRP headquarters, which was eventually completely destroyed by the flames. When rioters attempted to prevent firefighters reaching the burning building, more police units were called to deal with the situation, using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons against the protestors.

Rioters also looted and set fire to the Cultural Palace, which houses a theatre, museum and art gallery. Others attacked a police station, in search of weapons. Televisions were stolen from government offices and cars were attacked. Military forces were called into the city. Crowds, however, refused to disperse. That night 4 people were shot to death and 1 person was dead due to smoke in the MPRP building.
More than 700 children and youths who took part in the riot were imprisoned, and out of them over 200 were sentenced.
Source: www.olloo.mn
 
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