Mongolia will continue pursuing justice for murdered citizen Altantuya Shaariibuu through diplomatic and international channels, including raising the matter at the United Nations, should the ongoing court proceedings fail to resolve the case, former prime minister Gombojav Zandanshatar said.

Zandanshatar, who is now Mongolia’s special envoy on the case, said his government’s responsibility to protect its citizens did not end at national borders or change with a change in political leadership.

He was responding to a question on whether Mongolia had any other avenues to pursue if the current legal proceedings failed, given that Altantuya’s family had spent 20 years seeking answers over her murder.