Government reply Person(s) concerned Opinion Follow-up information received 69/2018 Republic of Korea Nol Jeong-ro Kim Detention arbitrary, categories I, II and V Mr. Kim was released on bail on 6 July 2018. On 13 December 2018, the verdict was reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court. On 28 June 2018 the Constitutional Court ruled that article 5 of the Military Service Act, which does not stipulate alternative service for conscientious objectors, is incompatible with the Constitution; information from the Government. 70/2018 Japan Yes Ms. H (whose name is known by the Working Group) Detention arbitrary, categories I and V 71/2018 Chad No Mathias Tsarsi, Peter Ambe Akoso, Service Alladoum and Mahamat Seïd Abdelkadre Detention arbitrary, categories I and III No action taken to implement the opinion; information from the source. 72/2018 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) No Alexi José Álvarez Martínez, Juan Detention arbitrary, Carlos Arellano de la Horta, Diego categories I and IV Binel Artunduaga Pineda, Januel Barrios Hernández, Pedro Nelson Berrío, Eduardo Blanco Castilla, Israel Cáceres Esteban, David Canencia Calderón, Arley Castaño del Toro, Joaquín Contreras Berrío, Deivis Manuel Crespop Constante, Glisel D’Arcos Ramos, Alver Enrique De León, Martín José Escorcia Cassiani, Helder Escorcia, Luis Espita Ávila, German Espita, William Estemor No action taken to implement opinion; information from the source. A/HRC/42/39 16 Opinion No. States(s)