A/HRC/4/41 page 86 Urgent actions 416. The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government under its urgent action procedure. The case concerned Guwaegama Wae-halem, who was allegedly taken away by military personnel at a temporary army checkpoint in Narathiwat Province. Standard cases 417. The Working Group also transmitted three reported cases of disappearance from Yala Province which allegedly occurred in 2004. Two of the cases concern two friends, Wae-arong Rohim and Yah Jeloh, who were allegedly abducted by the police, and the other case concerns Ibrohim Gayo, whose disappearance was attributed to the Army. Information from the Government 418. No communication was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases. Information from sources 419. New information was received from a source concerning the disappearance of a prominent Thai human rights lawyer, Mr. Somchai Neelaphajit. The source stated that on 12 January 2006, Thai courts convicted a police major of forcibly pushing the lawyer into a car and acquitted four other defendants because of a lack of clear evidence. The judgement highlighted that the defendants had not been interested in the lawyer’s property, despite having been charged with theft. The court also ruled that a State official had forcibly abducted him. Although the Department of Special Investigation had promised to regularly update the family on its investigation into the case, the source claims that nothing has been forthcoming. The source called on the Government of Thailand to pursue independent investigations to establish the fate and whereabouts of the victim and to hold those responsible for his disappearance accountable. Prompt intervention 420. On 26 March 2006 and on 7 November 2006, two prompt intervention letters (see paragraph 13) were sent to the Government of Thailand concerning alleged threats to and harassment of the family of Somchai Neelaphajit. Serious concern has been expressed that the reported harassment and intimidation of his wife may have been in retaliation for the activities related to calls for justice and the search for her husband. Press release 421. On 11 March 2006, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group issued a statement in connection with the decision of the Asian Human Rights Commission to honour Somchai Neelaphajit with its second Asian Human Rights Defender Award.