A/HRC/10/8/Add.1 page 55 characterized Mr. Tursinov’s criminal activity, and the punishment imposed in the light of circumstances that aggravated or mitigated his guilt was suited to the acts. No grounds have been found for objecting to the court’s decision. Observations 209. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the response of the Government of Uzbekistan. Viet Nam Communication sent on 16 October 2008 jointly with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions 210. The Special Rapporteurs brought to the attention of the Government information they had received concerning the alleged arbitrary killing of two indigenous Degar men, Y-Ben Hdok and Mup, by members of the security forces. On 28 April 2008, Y-Ben Hdok, a Degar man from Buon Dung village, commune of Cu Ebur, town of Buonmethuot in the province of Daklak, was reportedly invited to drink coffee by a friend, a police officer (his name is on record with the Special Rapporteurs). When Y-Ben Hdok arrived at the restaurant, eight security police (the Special Rapporteurs were provided a list with their names) apprehended him, handcuffed him and took him to a secluded location. There they struck him repeatedly with their police batons and kicked, punched and stomped on him until he fell down unconscious. The police officers then placed a rope around his neck, tied it to a police jeep and dragged him around until he was dead. Finally, the police took his corpse to the hospital and called his family, informing them that Y-Ben Hdok had committed suicide. When the corpse was brought to Y-Ben Hdok’s home, the police prevented the family from taking pictures. They also prevented relatives and friends from entering the house and viewing the body, which bore clearly visible marks of ill-treatment, including broken bones in both legs and arms. On 4 May 2008, the day of the burial, around 200 security police escorted the family to the burial grounds where numerous other security police were also stationed to prevent foreigners from interviewing the family and to prevent villagers from demonstrating. The security forces also warned the family and community not to report Y-Ben Hdok’s death to the Degar community in the United States of America. 211. Mup, a preacher in Ploi Rong Khong village, district of Dak Doa, Gia Lai province, had been summoned three times by the security police to come to their headquarters to be heard on his religious activities. Because he feared the police, Mup had failed to follow these summonses. On 25 August 2008, Mup left his village to attend the funeral of a relative in Ploi Bla village. When he returned to his village that evening, Mup was approached by officials and spoke to them. This was the last time his fellow villagers saw him alive. In the morning of 26 August 2008, his lifeless body was found about 100 meters from the village gate, bearing the traces of beating. Response from the Government dated 31 December 2008 212. The Government of Viet Nam informed that allegations mentioned in the joint communication were untrue and distorted. Due to his activities violating the law, Y-Ben H’Dok was summoned on 28 April 2008 by the Agency for Investigation of Buon Ma Thuot at the police headquarters of Tan An Wart. On 30 April 2008, according to a decision of the People’s