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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on June 6 called on the prosecutor’s office of Mongolia to drop all charges against editor-in-chief of Tac.mn, Bayarmaa Ayurzana, who is being prosecuted for investigating suspected misuse of public funds by deputy prime minister Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan. RSF urged Mongolia’s authorities to guarantee that journalists can effectively exercise their profession without intimidation. Bayarmaa was arrested on May 5 and detained for 48 hours, to be later charged with “threatening to disseminate information that might cause serious damage” to the deputy prime minister. Th…