A/HRC/16/48 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 0 N/A Urgent appeal N/A Government response N/A General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit Yes Government response No 241. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and, regrettably, no response was received from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in document A/HRC/4/41. Information from the Government 242. ON 5 March 2010 the Government transmitted a communication dated 4 May 2009, which was not recorded in report A/HRC/13/31, replying to a general allegation sent in 2009 and regarding the investigations on Mr. Munir Said Thalib’s murder. General allegations 243. On 5 March 2010, a communication dated 4 May 2009 was received from the Government providing further clarification on the general allegation concerning Mr. Munir Said Thalib (A/HRC/13/31, paras. 275-278). 244. The Government states that the President established groups mandated to investigate exclusively this case, report to him and issue a public report. The findings of these investigations have been presented to several Special Rapporteurs and to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Government believes that the circumstances surrounding the death were dealt with in a thorough and impartial manner by the authorities mandated to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators. 245. The Government reaffirmed that Munir Sahid Thalib was not travelling to Geneva to participate in the Intersessional Working Group on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance but that he was en route to the Netherlands, via Singapore. His death does not fall under the mandate of enforced disappearances although it is recognized that he was an activist on this issue and the President of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearance. 246. The Government informed the Working Group that under civil remedies Mr. Munir Said Thalib’s wife received an indemnity and that it is not aware of any incidents of intimidation or reprisal against the victim’s family. If these acts were to be reported, they would be investigated and the perpetrators prosecuted accordingly as impunity is not tolerated in the country. 247. It further informed the Working Group that in August 2008, Mr. Muchdi Purwopranjono, the former deputy head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), was arrested for his involvement in the murder, and was tried and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. He was however acquitted by the South Jakarta District Court on 31 December 2008. 60