E/CN.4/198 9/15 page 18 8 0. On 13 September and 11 October 1988, the Government of the Republic of Korea informed the Special Rapporteur by l e t t e r s that Park Chung-ryal and Lee Min-young had been arrested and detained on 23 November 1986 as they were found guilty of violation of the National Security Law prohibiting a n t i - S t a t e organizations. In the case of Park Chung-ryal and Cho Jung-shik, i t would be objectively established during the t r i a l whether they had been tortured during the i n v e s t i g a t i o n . Furthermore, Lee Ui-hyop, Park Si-jong, Kim Jin-woo and WDO Jong-won had been released on parole on 3 October 1988. 81. On 21 December 19 88, the Government of the Republic of Korea informed the Special Rapporteur by a l e t t e r t h a t , on the same d a t e , the Government had granted a sweeping amnesty and r e s t o r a t i o n of c i v i l rights for 2,015 people, including a l l p o l i t i c a l l y motivated detainees. As a r e s u l t of the amnesty, Choi Eung-sok and the l a s t two remaining detainees in connection with Park Chung-ryal and Lee Min-young, were released on 21 December 1988. Sao Tome and Principe 82. On 10 June 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of Sao Tome and Principe transmitting information alleging t h a t Manuel Alfonso Rosario dos Santos and a number of government opponents were arrested by security services on 8 March 1988 near the c a p i t a l . The detainees are i l l - t r e a t e d and held incommunicado without access to the family or legal counsel. 83. On 25 July 1988, the Special Rapporteur had t a l k s with Mr. Carlos Graca, Foreign Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, on the subject of his l e t t e r of 10 June 1988. The Foreign Minister told him t h a t the Bishop of Sao Tome and Principe had v i s i t e d the detainees and had reported that they were w e l l - t r e a t e d and their r e l a t i v e s could v i s i t them r e g u l a r l y . The t r i a l of 41 prisoners was under preparation and would be public. Saudi Arabia 84. On 3 October 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed to the Government of Saudi Arabia transmitting information alleging t h a t Neil Edwin B. Tubo was detained in section 4, Ruways Central Prison in Jiddah, where he was serving a sentence and was subjected t o flogging every Friday. 85. In a l e t t e r dated 12 October 1988, the Government of Saudi Arabia rejected the a l l e g a t i o n , s t a t i n g t h a t the Special Rapporteur's i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of the i n t e r n a t i o n a l law v i s - a - v i s the sovereignty of a State Member of the United Nations and i t s judiciary system was e n t i r e l y unacceptable and, hence, rejected. Singapore 86. On 10 June 1988, a l e t t e r was addressed t o the Government of Singapore transmitting information alleging t h a t P a t r i c Seong, Tang Lay Lee, Kenneth Tsang, Chng Suan Tze, Yap Hon Ngian, Wong Souk Yee, Kevin de Souza and Tang Fong Har were arrested on 19 April 1988 by the International Security Department in Singapore. During detention, they were allegedly subjected t o i l l - t r e a t m e n t and t o r t u r e (harsh and intensive interrogation, deprivation of sleep for up to 70 hours, forced standing during interrogation for over 20 hours in freezing rooms).