A/HRC/36/31 for almost two years, far in excess of the 60-day pretrial period provided for in Morocco. According to information received by the Committee, the prolongation of his detention was reportedly related to the complaint made to the Committee on his behalf on 22 May 2015. On 10 March 2017, in the light of the gravity of the complainant’s allegations, the Committee’s rapporteurs on reprisals and follow-up requested the State party urgently to provide the Committee with the necessary clarifications on the situation of the complainant by 31 March 2017. 54. On 8 March 2017, Mr. Abdul Rahman Alhaj Ali informed the Committee that, while he was on a hunger-strike to protest against his detention for almost three years, he was advised by officials that he was not going to be released from detention in Morocco, and that he should rather accept to be extradited to Saudi Arabia. He therefore signed an extradition agreement under duress, which he subsequently requested to withdraw. On 10 March 2017, the Committee’s rapporteurs on reprisals and follow-up requested the Government to urgently provide the necessary clarifications on the situation of Mr. Abdul Rahman Alhaj Ali. In the absence of a response, the Chairperson of the Committee met with the Government on 11 May 2017. On 22 May 2017, the Government responded that the complainant is being regularly visited, due to the absence of his family in Morocco, by NGOs and the delegation of UNHCR, that his rights as a detainee have been respected, and that he had ended his hunger strike. The Government further informed that the judicial authority has accepted that Mr. Ali had withdrawn his request for extradition allegedly signed under threat. Mr. Abdul Rahman Alhaj Ali still remains in detention. 15. Myanmar 55. Special procedure mandate holders received allegations of intimidation and reprisals against individuals who have engaged with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar during her visits to the country. They have been in contact with the Government on the matter (see A/HRC/34/75, para. 10, MMR 2/2016). For example, it is alleged that the arrest and detention of Khine Myo Htun, a political and environmental activist, is linked to his cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, with whom he met during her visit in June 2016, shortly before he was detained. Mr. Htun, an official of the Arakan Liberation Party, had issued a written statement criticizing the impact of State military action on civilians in Rakhine State in the ongoing conflict in that region. 56. Khine Myo Htun reportedly submitted to the authorities evidence substantiating his allegations. On 5 May 2016 charges were filed against him for defamation and incitement under the Myanmar Penal Code. On 22 June 2016, he met with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar during her visit to the country. On 26 August 2016, four mandate holders raised concerns regarding the alleged arbitrary detention and criminal prosecution of Mr. Htun (see A/HRC/34/75, MMR 2/2016), also expressing concern that the arrest and detention of Mr. Htun may carry an element of reprisal for his cooperation with the United Nations on human rights, as these actions took place after he had met with the Special Rapporteur. 57. On 6 October 2016, the Government responded to the allegations of reprisals against Mr. Htun, stating that on 5 May 2016 a case was filed against him for publishing a statement with the intent to mislead the public, defame the Tatmyadaw, or Myanmar Armed Forces, and intimidate the public by using false information. In its reply the Government did not address the allegations relating to reprisals. 58. On 24 January 2017, the Special Rapporteur issued a press release, e expressing her deep concerns about reported reprisals against some of those with whom she met. She drew attention to her alarm that security forces, after a brief lull in activity, had resumed military counter operations in villages nearby to those she had visited in June 2016, with allegations of arbitrary detention and arrest in relation to these raids. The Special Rapporteur further e OHCHR, “UN human rights expert concerned about reprisals during recent visit to Myanmar,” 24 January 2017. 25