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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