E/CN.4/1990/46 page 36 "7. It is hoped that the clarifications provided will further serve to allay any misgivings about the situation in respect of Ahmadis in Pakistan." Romania 70. In a communication of 3 May 1989 addressed to the Government concerned, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "It has been alleged that two Pentecostal pastors from Bucharest, Constantin Caraman and Ion Dinica, have been subjected to various forms of harassment. Mr. Caraman has reportedly been detained several times in connection with his religious faith. Both pastors have allegedly been subjected to house searches and are compelled to present themselves daily to the Secret Police; they are said to be pressed to denounce persons attending prayer meetings in homes." 71. On 6 October 1989, the Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Romania transmitted the Romanian authorities' reply to the Special Rapporteur. In it they say among other things: "Caraman Constantin (aged 77) and Dinica Ion (aged 43) are members of the Pentecostal faith in Bucharest, but they are not pastors. "In March 1989, they were the subject of criminal proceedings, without being deprived of their liberty, because they were found to have at their homes publications hostile to the country, substantial quantities of illegally imported audio and video equipment and large sums of money, including foreign currency. "Under Romanian law, foreign currency cannot be held by individuals except in personal accounts with the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank. "Under interrogation, these persons stated that the goods and money had been brought into the country illegally, by foreigners, to be used in order to set up bible study groups outside the existing Pentecostal Church in Romania. Through these activities, which took place off the premises of the Pentecostal Church, it was intended, as the two persons admitted, to set up a dissident movement within the Pentecostal faith. "By engaging in these activities, the violating Romanian law, and the goods confiscated. They were warned of the They were not arrested, nor were they two persons mentioned were in question were therefore illegal nature of their actions. subjected to any penalties." 72. In a communication dated 13 October 1989, the following information was transmitted to the Government by the Special Rapporteur: "According to information received, the control exercised by the Religious Denominations Department over religious affairs and the general restrictions placed on the right of assembly have led to a number of limitations on the exercise of freedom of religion. According to the same information, some members of religious congregations are the object of various kinds of harassment and discrimination. Persons in senior posts, particularly in education or in public services in general, have

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