Mongolian authorities have cleared an Aussie lawyer of corruption allegations, freeing her to leave. Source: AAP
AN Australian lawyer who had been barred from leaving Mongolia has been cleared of involvement in a corruption case and allowed to leave the country.
Sarah Armstrong was stopped at Ulan Bator airport in mid-October because authorities wanted to question her in relation to corruption allegations.
On Christmas Eve, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman confirmed the 32-year-old had boarded a flight out of the country, which had taken off by 7pm (AEST).
Her mother, Yvonne, said she had been bracing for a Christmas spent thinking of her daughter stuck in Mongolia.
"All I wanted to hear was that she was on a plane," she said from her Tasmanian home.
She got the good news via text message from a friend in Mongolia.
Mrs Armstrong said her daughter had told her on Friday that she thought she would be allowed to leave within days, but she had been trying not to get her hopes up.
Also on Friday, it is understood, Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr again contacted the Mongolian ambassador to Australia about Ms Armstrong's case.
Senator Carr also flagged the Australian government's concerns when he met the Mongolian foreign minister in November.
Ms Armstrong is a lawyer for Rio Tinto mining subsidiary SouthGobi Resources.
The company on Monday said Mongolia's Independent Authority Against Corruption had ended its questioning of the lawyer.
SouthGobi has been informed by the IAAC that the 32-year-old "is no longer a suspect in their investigations", the coal firm said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange where it is listed.
Mongolian officials said Armstrong was wanted over an investigation into the former chief of Mongolia's mining authority, who is suspected of illegally handling mining licences, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
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