A/HRC/10/9 page 66 Observations 327. The Working Group expresses concern that during the period under review, two urgent actions were sent to the Government. 328. The Working Group reminds the Government of its obligations under the Declaration, to prevent ill-treatment, intimidation or reprisal against those involved in the investigation (art. 13.3), to take steps “to ensure that any ill treatment, intimidation, reprisal or any other form of interference on the occasion of the lodging of a complaint or during the investigation procedure is appropriately punished” (art. 13.5) and that “investigations should be conducted for as long as the fate of the victim of enforced disappearance remains unclarified” (art. 13.6). 329. The Working Group reaffirms its request to the Government of the Philippines for a country visit aimed at clarifying the 619 outstanding cases. Russian Federation Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 457 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 2 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 24 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit 8 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 Multiple replies on some cases No N/A N/A Yes 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 467 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A Under consideration Urgent actions 330. Two cases were sent under the urgent action procedure. One case concerned Isa Khalitov, allegedly arrested on 27 May 2008 by police officers from the ORB-2 department in Grozny, Chechnya. The other concerned Mohmadsalah Denilovich Masaev, reportedly arrested in Grozny by law enforcement officials on 3 August 2008. Standard cases 331. The Working Group transmitted eight newly-reported cases of disappearance to the Government. The cases concerned Ibragim Isamilov and Rasukhan Evloev, arrested in Nazran region in Ingushetia by the Federal Security Services on 11 March 2004; Adam Bersanov and Tamerlan Savarbekovich Tsechoev, both arrested in Melgobek in Ingushetia by Federal Security Services on 5 December 2004 and 11 March 2004, respectively; Girikhan Alikhanovich Tsechoev, arrested in the village of Muzhichi by the Bamut Military Commandant’s Office on 11 July 2004, and Ramazan Umarov, arrested in Makhachkala in the Republic of Dagestan by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 28 April 2007. The other