A/HRC/13/31 Saudi Arabia Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 2 Cases clarified during the period under review: 2 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 2 0 3 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 1 1 3 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) No 0 General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Government response N/A Urgent actions 464. The Working Group sent two cases under its urgent action procedure to the Government. The first case concerned Abdullah Madjed Sayah Al Nuaimy, arrested at King Fahd bridge, on the border between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, by Saudi Arabian police officers in October 2008. According to the Working Group’s methods of work, the Government of Bahrain received a copy of the case. The second case concerned Bilal Abu Haikal, arrested at the Riyadh airport on 18 July 2009. Information from the Government 465. The Government transmitted on 9 September 2009, information regarding one case, which was subsequently clarified by sources. Clarification 466. Following the information received by sources, the Working Group decided to clarify one case. 467. Following the expiration of the six-month rule applied at the eighty-fifth session, the Working Group decided to clarify one case. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 468. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted eight cases to the Government; of those, one case has been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources, one case has been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, two cases were discontinued and four remain outstanding. 98 GE.09-17704