E/CN.4/1991/56 page 61 Albania 36. In a communication addressed to the Government of Albania on 5 October 1990, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following information: "According to information received, there has been no news of the fate of the Jesuit priest, Father Ndoc Luli, of Mali Jushit, who was allegedly imprisoned in 1980 after having baptised the child of a member of his family. In addition, a 45 year—old Albanian citizen of Greek ethnic origin, Klearchos Papasavas, of Drim Himara Viona, is allegedly serving a long prison sentence on account of his religious beliefs. He is said to have twice attempted to leave the country in order to become a monk." 37. On 12 December 1990, the Permanent Mission of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania transmitted the reply of the Albanian authorities to the Special Rapporteur's communication. The reply stated, in particular: "Kearchos Papasavas is free and able to exercise all his rights, like all other Albanian citizens. As far as Father Ndoc Luli is concerned (...) the appropriate authorities have carried out the necessary checks and there is no mention of his name in the relevant records; in other words, he is unknown." Bulgaria 38. In a communication dated 8 November 1989 addressed to the Bulgarian Government (E/CN.4/1990/46, para. 3 0 ) , the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "It has been alleged that Baptists have not been able to hold a congress since 1946 and that the Government, rather than the Baptists themselves, has been appointing the leaders of their churches. Thus, the Baptists are allegedly being denied their right to meet freely and to elect their own leaders." 39. On 11 January 1990, the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria sent his comments to the Special Rapporteur regarding the above-mentioned information: "The acting Chairman of the Baptist Church Union in the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Yordan Gospodinov, has confirmed the forthcoming convening of the Baptist Church Congress in this country to elect new Union leaders. In the opinion of the congregationists themselves, such a Congress has not been convened for a long time because of internal contradictions among various leadership bodies and personalities of the Baptist Church. Such contradictions were apparently dropped at a session of the Baptist Church held on 26 November 1989 in Sofia. The Baptist Church in the People's Republic of Bulgaria is registered in accordance with article 16 of the Religious Denominations Act. It enjoys the same rights as the other Protestant churches in this country, including the right 'to convene congresses, conferences, general assemblies, etc. at the national and/or regional level' - article 8 of the Religious Denominations Act — as well as the right to have its own leaders and appointment system as