ULAN BATOR, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A group of Mongolian lawmakers sent an official letter to the country's parliament speaker, Miyegombo Enkhbold, on Thursday, urging him to voluntarily step down from his post.
The letter, signed by 39 lawmakers, was sent after some lawmakers and ministers have boycotted plenary sessions and meetings of standing committees of the parliament for two weeks, demanding Enkhbold's resignation over alleged conflicts of interest.
Audio recordings made public last year indicated that some officials of the ruling Mongolian People's Party, including Enkhbold, allegedly used their government positions as a tool to run the parliamentary election in 2016.
"We will not stop boycotting sessions of the parliament and standing committees until you resign from your post," the letter read.
"You do not have any ethical right to preside the parliament because you have conflicts of interest. So, we believe that you will be no longer allowed to exercise your full power," it added.
Mongolian Prime minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh also submitted a request to the constitutional court on Nov. 29 to dismiss Enkhbold.
According to Khurelsukh, Enkhbold has been interfering in the handling of the case by abusing his power.
