A/HRC/30/36 precipitation surrounding the examination of the case, and it deplored the overall tone of the opinion. 19. By note verbale dated 12 March 2014, the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva transmitted the additional information requested by the Working Group in paragraph 46 of its opinion No. 31/2013 (Paraguay) on the detention of Lucía Agüero Romero and others. According to the information provided, the preliminary investigation into the case concluded on 9 October 2013 and the judicial process is due to enter the oral phase (hearings); 12 persons have been formally charged and accused and 3 persons have been released without charges. It is expected that five of the accused will continue to be held in pretrial detention, six will be held under house arrest and one will await the process at liberty. The Government also provided information concerning the medical attention provided to the detainees who were on a hunger strike. 20. By letter dated 25 November 2013, the Government of Tunisia provided a late response on the case of Jabeur Mejri (opinion No. 29/2013 (Tunisia)). 21. By letter received on 13 December 2013, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran provided a late response on the case of Amir Nema Hekmati (opinion No. 28/2013 (Islamic Republic of Iran)). According to the Government, Mr. Hekmati was tried by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on charges of cooperation with the Government of the United States of America and its Central Intelligence Agency (the CIA), to work against the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Court found Mr. Hekmati guilty of the charges and sentenced him to death. His counsel appealed the judgement and Mr. Hekmati’s sentence was subsequently reduced to 10 years of imprisonment. His counsel appealed the reduced sentence, but the appellate court upheld the sentence. 22. By letter dated 27 January 2014, the Government of Turkmenistan sent additional information on the case of Gulgeldy Annaniyazov (opinion No. 22/2013 (Turkmenistan)). The Government informed the Working Group that Mr. Annaiyazov had stolen a passport of another resident of Ashgabat City in July 2002 for the purpose of illegally crossing the border to travel to the Russian Federation via Kazakhstan. When he returned to Turkmenistan in June 2008, he crossed the border without proper documents and permits. The Government considered that the Working Group’s reasoning was incorrect, as Mr. Annaiyazov’s case had been properly investigated and his punishment had been determined in accordance with the law. 23. By letter dated 1 July 2014, the Government of Iraq provided a late response on the case of Shawqi Ahmad Omar, explaining the judicial processes leading to Mr. Omar’s arrest and detention (opinion No. 5/2014 (Iraq)). On 9 October 2014, the Government transmitted a response to OHCHR and the Committee on Enforced Disappearances concerning the case of Mr. Omar (opinion No. 5/2014 (Iraq)), stating that the case could not be considered one of enforced disappearance, because Mr. Omar’s location of detention had been identified, as mentioned in the previous communications provided by the Iraqi authorities. 24. By letter dated 14 July 2014, the Government of the United Arab Emirates provided a late response on the case of Khalifa Rabia Najdi (opinion No. 12/2014 (United Arab Emirates)), stating that Mr. Nadji had been arrested for “committing a crime in accordance with Article 180 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Law, by joining an illegal secret organization opposing the fundamental principles underlying the ruling system and whose aim is to seize power”. 25. By letter dated 13 August 2014, the Government of Jordan provided a late response on the case of Hisham al Heysah and others (opinion No. 53/2013 (Jordan)). 11