E/CN.4/2006/5/Add.1 Page 70 apparent support for the creation of a local muftiate separate from his own was due to his insistence upon the return to believers of the historical mosque in Stavropol city. Response from the Government dated 15 August 2005 322. The Government informed that under Article 22 of the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations Act, only a religious organization registered as a corporation was entitled to request that places of worship belonging to the State be transferred to it. At the time of the application, the Greek Orthodox Brotherhood of SS Constantine and Elena had not been re-registered in order to confirm its status as a corporation and as such the building could not be transferred to it. 323. The Synagogue is a site of historical and cultural importance. The issue of transferring title of the building has never been brought before the courts. In 2005, Krasnodar’s Deputy Chief Executive has justified the refusal to approve the transfer on the grounds that the building is encumbered by contractual obligations with a regional voluntary organization of law enforcement officers, security guards, police and detective organizations. 324. The Mosque is a federally listed historical and cultural monument, which houses the G.N. Prozritelev and G.K. Prave Stavropol Local Museum. The Federal Ministry of Culture does not object to a religious heritage site being used for its originally intended purpose. However, such a transfer would only be possible if the museum gave its consent and was provided in advance with comparable premises. To date no comparable premises have been offered to the Museum and as such, the transfer of the Mosque to the Muslim religious organization is not possible at the present time. Observations 325. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the Government’s responses to these communications and would appreciate being notified of the progress of the investigation regarding the incident at Uralmash sports stadium on 10 March 2004. Furthermore she would like to draw the Government’s attention to paragraph 4(b) of Resolution 2005/40 of the Commission on Human Rights in which States are urged to exert the utmost efforts, in accordance with their national legislation and in conformity with international human rights law, to ensure that religious places, sites, shrines and religious expressions are fully respected and protected. 326. The Special Rapporteur would also like to take this opportunity to insist on receiving an invitation from the Government to visit the Russian Federation. As she underlined in her previous report to the General Assembly (A/60/399), the Government has been reminded of this request for an invitation on many occasions since 1998. Saudi Arabia Urgent appeal sent on 13 May 2005 with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression