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Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
367. In the past and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted 24 cases
to the Government; of those, 2 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the sources and 22 cases remain outstanding.
Saudi Arabia
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
1
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the standard
the urgent action
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
1
Cases clarified during the period under
review by:
Government
Non-governmental
sources
0
0
Multiple replies on some cases
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
1
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Information from the Government
368. The Government of Saudi Arabia replied on 10 May 2006 regarding the one outstanding
case. The authorities reported that the subject, who was arrested in 1995 by the anti-drug unit at
Jeddah Airport, had been prosecuted and sentenced to death, and that the sentence was carried
out. The Working Group decided that the information was insufficient to constitute a
clarification.
Information from sources
369.
No information was received from sources regarding the one outstanding case.
Summary of the situation prior to the period under review
370. The previously reported case, referred to in paragraph 368 above, concerned a
contractor, a citizen of India, who was allegedly detained by government officials in Jeddah
in 1997.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
371. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has
transmitted four cases to the Government; of those, one case has been clarified on the basis
of information provided by the Government and two were discontinued, and one case remains
outstanding.
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