Mongolian blogger accused of defaming minister on Twitter freed on appeal
Source: AsianCorrispondent.com 
A Mongolian man sentenced to three months imprisonment last month for defaming a high-profile politician on Twitter was freed on appeal Tuesday morning.
The case had been the first to see a social media user convicted under the country’s controversial criminal defamation and libel laws.
Ts. Bat (@batengineer) an engineer and blogger, was found guilty of defaming the Minister for Roads and Transport A. Gansukh via a series of tweets posted last October in relation to the aviation sector.
Earlier today the Ulan Bator Appeals Court found that further investigation was necessary as to assess the content of Bat’s allegations against the Minister.
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