A/HRC/WGEID/113/1 38. In accordance with the methods of work of the Working Group, the Government of the Republic of Korea also received a copy of 20 case files involving its nationals. Information from the Government 39. On 1 May 2017, the Government of the Republic of Korea transmitted information concerning 18 outstanding cases. The information provided was considered insufficient to lead to a clarification. 40. On 5 September 2017, the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea transmitted information concerning one outstanding case. The information provided was considered insufficient to lead to a clarification. Observation 41. The Working Group remains concerned about the fact that the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, instead of cooperating with the Working Group in relation to very serious allegations of grave and systematic enforced disappearances in the country, accuses it of being partial and of being involved in an alleged political plot against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Working Group firmly emphasizes that it operates with the highest levels of objectivity, independence and impartiality, and strongly calls upon the Government to cooperate. Ecuador Information from the Government 42. On 12 June 2017, the Government of Ecuador transmitted information concerning one outstanding case. The information provided was considered insufficient to lead to a clarification. Egypt Urgent action 43. The Working Group, under its urgent action procedure, transmitted 52 cases to the Government (see annex III). Standard procedure 44. The Working Group transmitted six cases to the Government under its standard procedure, concerning: (a) Islam Mohamed Abdelhamid Orabi Oraby, allegedly arrested on 25 October 2016 from his home by plain-clothed members of the National Security; (b) Mohamed Gomaa Youssef Afifi, allegedly arrested on 27 December 2015 from his home by members of the police force of the Ministry of Interior and the Egyptian military; (c) Abdelrahman Mahmoud Abd Annabi Alsayed, allegedly abducted on 10 September 2014 in the area of Abu Zabal, El Khanka, Al Qalyubiya Governorate, by members of the Egyptian Homeland Security or police officers; (d) Abdul-Malik Qasem Mohammed Yadem, allegedly arrested on 12 April 2017 by uniformed and plain-clothed agents of the police and the national security forces; (e) Zobayda Ibrahem Ahmed Yunes Ahmed, allegedly arrested on 8 April 2017 in front of her home in Hassan Al-Sawaf Street by uniformed agents of the national security forces; (f) Mohammad Adel Ali Mohammad, allegedly arrested on 10 May 2017 from his home by uniformed and plain-clothed agents of the police and the national security forces. 7