A/52/477 English Page 12 and that two Assyro-Chaldeans suspected without proof of murdering a Muslim who abducted their daughter or sister and forced her to marry him and convert to Islam, were murdered. The two Christians were reportedly detained and tortured to death by a crowd following a fatwa from an imam calling for such actions. In the case of Viet Nam, a communication was sent concerning the three bonzes Thich Tri Tuu, Thich Mai Chanh and Thich Hai Thinh, who are said to be under house arrest. 37. With regard to replies of States to communications other than urgent appeals, the deadline had not expired for 20 States at the time when this report was written: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Trinidad and Tobago. 38. Of the 33 States for which the deadline has expired (Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, the Comoros, China (2), Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Latvia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, Somalia, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam and Yemen), eight States have replied (China - see the list of replies to urgent appeals given above - Greece, Israel, Oman, Romania (2), Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam). 39. With reference to the content of replies, Greece, in response to a communication summarized under the fifth category of violations, explained that construction work on the mosque in the village of Kimmeria (Xanthi) had been interrupted for the reason that "The extended basement as well as the minaret of the mosque were not included in the approved construction licence by the competent authorities. The Greek State enforced the law by taking the necessary steps to stop arbitrary construction works. However, after the issuance of a new revised licence, the construction work could start again in conformity with the law ... Yet until today, no application for such a revised construction licence has been submitted to the relevant authorities for approval by those interested in continuing the building". 40. Israel, replying to a communication on a draft law banning religious conversion, stated that since the sources of information had not been identified, the allegations were vague and the law in question was only a draft, the request by the Special Rapporteur was neither appropriate nor necessary. The Special Rapporteur informed the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva that his sources of information always remained confidential and that any allegation was based on more than one source of information. He invites Israel to cooperate more fully with a view to better protecting religious freedom. 41. Oman, replying to a communication summarized under the first and fifth categories of violations, pointed out that its legislation guaranteed freedom of religion and "religious observance". /...