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disappearance in any territory under its jurisdiction (art. 3). It also reiterates article 7 of the
Declaration, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify an
enforced disappearance.
China
Standard procedure
31.
The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government of China, concerning
Suli Zhao, allegedly abducted on 9 January 2015 from No. 7, Building 4, Neighbourhood
17, Honggangcheng, Qingshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, by officers of the
Domestic Security Brigade and the Public Security Bureau.
Information from the Government
32.
On 20 January and 30 November 2017, the Government of China transmitted
information concerning two outstanding cases, which was considered insufficient to clarify
them.
Information from sources
33.
Sources provided updated information on two outstanding cases, which was
considered insufficient to clarify them.
Reply to two joint urgent appeal
34.
On 18 April and 13 October 2017, the Government of China transmitted a reply to
the joint communications sent on 22 March and 12 September 2017, in which it provided
information regarding the prosecution by the Chinese judicial authorities of three
individuals, and on an ongoing investigation concerning another individual.
Colombia
Information from the Government
35.
On 4 September 2017, the Government of Colombia provided information
concerning two outstanding cases, which was considered insufficient to clarify them.
36.
In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group transmitted a copy of
one of the cases also to the Government of Spain.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Standard procedure
37.
The Working Group transmitted 16 cases to the Government concerning:
(a)
Jong-ryong Lee, allegedly arrested on 10 July 1950 by two men from the
North Korean State Political Security Department and taken to the current national library
building;
(b)
Nak-gyo Lee, allegedly abducted from his residence in 15–64 Hyehwa-dong,
Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea on 27 September 1950 by a soldier of the Korean
People’s Army (KPA);
(c)
Hong-gyu Lee, allegedly abducted from his home in Donam-dong 56–2
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea on 26 September 1950 by an armed North Korean
policeman;
(d)
Seung-gyu Lee, allegedly abducted from his home in Donam-dong 56–2
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea on 26 September 1950 by an armed policeman;
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