Date Type 01/02/2013 JUA 05/02/2013 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply VNM 2/2013 Viet Nam Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; 03/04/2013 Alleged detention of prominent blogger in a mental health institution without judicial process. According to the information received, at 10:15 a.m. on 24 January 2013, six security agents appeared at the workplace of Mr. Le Anh Hung in Hung Yen, forced him into a car and took him to an unknown location. Later he was found to be interned in Social Support Centre No. 2 in Ung Hoa, Hanoi, a mental health institution, but his friends and family were prevented from seeing him. It is reported that Mr. Le Anh Hung may be detained in Support Centre No. 2 under Ordinance 44 of 2002 on Handling of Administrative Violations, which allows for the detention of individuals without trial for up to two years under house arrest (‗probationary detention‘); in ‗reformatories‘; educational institutions; rehabilitation centres or ‗medical treatment establishments‘, including psychiatric wards. The provisions of the Ordinance relate to those who ‗commit acts of violating legislation on security, public order and safety, but not to the extent of penal liability‘ (Art 1.3 of Ordinance 44). BGD 3/2013 Bangladesh 21/02/2013 Independence of Alleged sentence to death after a trial conducted in absentia and which did judges and lawyers; not provide for all the guarantees of a fair trial and due process, and alleged 15/04/2013 Summary executions; sentence to life imprisonment after a trial which did not provide for all the guarantees of a fair trial and due process. According to the information received, on 21 January 2013, Mr. Abdul Kalam Azad was sentenced to death by the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal. His trial was conducted in absentia and the State-appointed defence lawyer was reportedly inadequate. It is also alleged that political pressure was exercised on the Tribunal to accelerate the case of Mr. Azad and make it the first verdict of the Tribunal, even though Mr. Azad had been one of the latest accused to be indicted and his case was less advanced than that of many of the other accused. Furthermore, on 5 February 2013 the Tribunal reportedly passed a sentence of life imprisonment against Mr. Abdul Kader Molla. Mr. Molla was the subject of previous communications (see A/HRC/22/67, case no BGD 6/2012 and BGD 8/2012) . A/HRC/23/51 55