E/CN.4/1990/46 page 23 "In particular it has been reported that on 10 April 1989 troops raided three mosques in Hebron and arrested worshippers. Aly Abeida mosque was also reportedly raided the same day in Kalkilya and its contents were damaged. "On 2 May 1989, the Israeli authorities allegedly refused Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip access to Jerusalem to prevent Muslim worshippers from celebrating Leilat Al Kadr, the night the Koran was revealed, in al Aqsa Mosque. "On 15 May 1989, IDF troops allegedly threw gas canisters into a mosque while worshippers were praying. Many persons were overcome by fumes. Soldiers shot at and injured residents who came to the help of the worshippers. "On 27 October 1989, the IDF allegedly did not permit the Armenian, Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Jerusalem to hold prayers together with the clergy accompanying them at Beit Sahour." Italy 55. In a communication of 19 October 1988 addressed to the Italian Government (E/CN.4/1989/44, para. 4 9 ) , the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "It has been alleged that the lengthy criminal proceedings initiated in 1981 against the Milan Association of the Church of Scientology (on charges including criminal association, fraud and the illegal practice of the medical profession), which are still pending completion, do not allow for a fair hearing or trial within a reasonable time. It has been reported that after seven years of investigations the Milan Examining Judge conducting the investigation has ordered the closure of all 20 Italian churches and missions of Scientology and the church related Narconon drug rehabilitation groups. All religious literature has reportedly been seized. On 28 May 1988, the Examining Judge reportedly issued an arrest warrant which resulted in the arrest of 28 church members. As of September 1988, several were reported to be held under house arrest and five to be still in prison." 56. On 12 January 1989, the Permanent Representative of Italy sent further comments on the above information to the Special Rapporteur (for his reply dated 25 November 1989, see document E/CN.4/1989/44, para. 5 0 ) . These comments included the following points: "According to the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the Milan examining judge responsible for the criminal proceedings against the 'Narconon centres' and affiliated associations such as the 'Hubbard Dianetics Institute1, 'Chiesa di Scientologia1, 'Lega Nazionale Civilta libera dalla Droga' and 'Futura di Tecnologie Sociali' issued an order on 3 October 1988 committing 75 persons for trial. "It is also pointed out that the 'Church of Scientology1 is not legally recognized as a 'church' in Italy, the request for recognition it submitted in 1982 having been withdrawn in 1983 by representatives of the 'Church of Scientology' itself.