A/HRC/10/9 page 79 399. It was also reported that one police officer was convicted and four were acquitted. The family of Mr. Neelapaichit appealed the judgement and have been waiting over two years for the appeal decision. There is also concern that pending the appeal decision of the four police defendants, they have been allowed to resume police jobs, in contravention with article 16 (1) of the Declaration. 400. No response was received from the Government regarding this general allegation. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 401. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 58 cases to the Government; of those, 1 case was clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, 2 cases were discontinued, and 55 remain outstanding. Observations 402. The Working Group reminds the Government of its obligations under article 13.3 of the Declaration, to prevent ill-treatment, intimidation or reprisal against those involved in the investigation, and article 13.5, to take steps “to ensure that any ill treatment, intimidation, reprisal or any other form of interference on the occasion of the lodging of a complaint or during the investigation procedure is appropriately punished”. 403. The Working Group is grateful for the Government’s reaffirmed commitment to investigate all reported cases of enforced disappearances. Timor-Leste Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 425 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit 10 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases No N/A N/A Yes 0 10 428 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 Government response Government response Government response Numbers continue to be reviewed for accuracy. Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review N/A N/A None

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