E/CN.4/1992/52 page 73 and Ali, aged 25. In addition, Sayed Ala'Al Din Bahrul Uloom, Sayed Ali AI Ala'Din Bahrul Uloom and Sayed Mohammad Safa Musa Bahrul Uloom, aged 60, 27 and 40 respectively, are also said to have been detained. According to the information received, Ayatollah Sadiq Qazwini, a prominent religious leader and scholar from Kerbala, aged 91, has been imprisoned since April 1980. It has been alleged that he has been subjected to torture despite his age and precarious state of health. It has also been alleged that Ayatollah Qazwini's library of valuable religious books was burned at the time of his arrest and that his home had been looted and destroyed." Malawi 56. In a communication of 8 October 1991 addressed to the Government of Malawi, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to the information received, Mr. Lenard Jaisi, a refugee from Mozambique belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses faith who was living in a refugee camp near Lizulu, was murdered in April 1991 by members of the Young Pioneers under the direction of the chairman, Mr. Paulos Kaludzu, and the area chairman for Nanyangu Branch. It has been reported that all the belongings of Mr. Jaisi had been confiscated and that he had been beaten in a very cruel manner. He is said to have been taken to the Sharp Valley police station and subsequently to the Ntcheu police [station] where he died. It has further been alleged that the authorities encourage youth to persecute members of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith and that the majority of persons belonging to this faith living in the camp near Lizulu fled when they heard what happened to Mr. Jaisi." Mauritania 57. In a communication of 11 June 1991 addressed to the Government of Mauritania, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to information received, under article 306 of the Penal Code of 1983, any adult Muslim who refuses to pray while recognizing the obligation to do so will be called upon to fulfill his obligation within the time laid down for the performance of the compulsory prayer in question. If he persists in his refusal until the end of that period, he will be punished with the death penalty." Morocco 58. In a communication of 18 June 1991 addressed to the Government of Morocco, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to information received, Mr. Mohammed Alaoui Suleimani (aged 6 0 ) , director of a primary school in Marrakesh, has been arrested several times for his religious opinions. According to these reports, in March 1990 he was prosecuted for his links with an unauthorized Islamic

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