E/CN.4/1993/62 page 106 In addition, it has been reported that the police were present but did not intervene in the course of this incident and that the injured persons were denied medical treatment at the Lutsk city hospital, presumably for fear of government reprisal." United States of America 66. On 8 November 1991 the Special Rapporteur sent the following information to the Government of the United States of America under annex III (E/CN.4/1992/52, para. 74): "The Special Rapporteur was not able to establish beyond doubt whether Mr. LaRouche’s association can be considered as falling under the terms of the Declaration on the Eliminaton of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. He nevertheless felt obliged to ask the Government of the United States of America to provide him with comments and observations thereon, since the allegations have been submitted to him with specific reference to the Declaration. According to the information received, United States citizen Mr. Lyndon H. LaRouche is reported to have been subjected to harassment, investigation and prosecution solely because of his beliefs. Mr. LaRouche, who is said to be the founder and leader of a metaphysical association whose beliefs are reportedly centered on the right of all peoples to development and economic justice, was indicted on 14 October 1988 and charged with ’conspiracy to commit fraud’, ’mail fraud’ and ’conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service’. On 27 January 1989 he was reportedly sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on each charge, amounting to a sentence of 15 years in prison, by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. Mr. LaRouche’s trial is said to have been unfair and conducted in disregard for guarantees necessary for the defence. Exclusion of evidence has also been reported in this connection as well as the passing of an excessive sentence for crimes which are usually said to be regarded as minor civil or administrative infractions. On 22 January 1990 Mr. LaRouche’s appeal of sentence was denied by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld the ruling of the District Court of Alexandria. It has been alleged that about 50 persons have so far been indicted because of their links with Mr. LaRouche’s association and it has been reported that they, too, have had unfair trials. According to the sources, Mr. LaRouche’s beliefs have reportedly also resulted in the seizure and closing down of five publishing companies whose publications had disseminated the ideas of his association." 67. On 24 March 1992, the Government of the United States of America sent its comments to the Special Rapporteur regarding the above-mentionned communication: "The Government of the United States refers to paragraph 74 of the report entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief" (E/CN.4/1992/52, dated 18 December 1991) and offers the following response