Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
IDN 5/2013
16/12/2013 Indonesia
JUA
Summary
executions;
Torture;
Alleged torture and death in custody of a civil servant. According to the information
received, on 29 October 2013, Mr. Aslin Zalim, a 34-year-old civil servant, was
arrested by law enforcement officers and taken to the Bau-Bau District Police for
disturbing public order. No arrest warrant was reportedly produced at the time of
apprehension. On 30 October 2013, Mr. Zalim’s family was reportedly informed that
he had passed away. It is further reported that on 29 October 2013, Mr. Zalim were
submerged in a pool for up to one hour. Mr. Zalim was reportedly returned to his cell
and left there soaking wet. He was pronounced dead the next morning. An autopsy
reportedly established that Mr. Zalim was subjected to torture and ill-treatment. An
investigation launched reportedly concluded that there was “violation of code of
conduct by unconfirmed number of law enforcement officers”.
PRK 1/2013
17/12/2013 Democratic
JAL
People's
Republic of
Korea
DPR Korea;
Summary
executions;
Torture;
Alleged execution of three men on charges of corruption and for “plotting against Mr.
Kim Jong-un administration” in violation of international human rights law. On 12
December 2013, Mr. Jang Sung-taek was reportedly executed after being sentenced to
death by the Special Military Tribunal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Ministry of State Security, on charges of “plotting against Mr. Kim Jong-un
administration”. On 8 December 2013, five days prior to the execution, Mr. Sung-taek
was reportedly expelled publicly from the Worker’s Party of Korea (WPK) based on
allegations of having “perpetrated thrice-cursed acts of treachery in betrayal”.
Allegedly, Mr. Jang Sung-taek’s arrest and execution followed the executions on
charges of corruption of Mr. Jang-Lee Yong-ha and Mr. Jang Soo-kee, who were Mr.
Sung-teak’s close associates. The executions allegedly follow the reported public
executions of an increasingly large number of individuals in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea since August 2013.
Reply
A/HRC/26/21
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