E/CN.4/2005/61/Add.1 Page 22 clergy were injured. Also, on 5 April 2003, the monastery was allegedly attacked by armoured vehicles, a bulldozer and tear gas bombs. On 18 November 2003, an army dump truck was reportedly driven into the perimeter surrounding the monastery. 82. Soldiers from the local army unit were reportedly seeking to destroy the wall in order to conform to a new law passed on 25 January 2003 that requires all buildings to be at least 100 m from the Cairo-Suez road. Yet, according to information received, many other buildings in the area were much closer to the road, including several mosques and the local army barracks, but no attempts had been made to demolish any of these buildings. 83. In the same communication, the Special Rapporteur also advised the Government that he had received information according to which, on 28 November 2003, Bolis Rezek-Allah, a Christian, was reportedly arrested trying to leave the country. After being apprehended at the border with the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya he was held for 12 hours before being released. On 3 December 2003, Mr. Rezek-Allah was again detained and taken to the headquarters of the Security Police in Cairo (known as the Lazghouly Office) for interrogation. In detention, threats to Mr. RezekAllah’s wife, Enas Badawi, were allegedly made. Mr. Rezek-Allah was released but police allegedly stated that they would continue to prevent him from leaving the country despite his reportedly having obtained the correct documentation to leave for Canada. It was reported that Mr. Rezek-Allah was originally arrested in the summer of 2003 on the charge of marrying a Muslim. Ms. Badawi had reportedly converted from Islam to Christianity before the marriage. Mr. Rezek-Allah was initially held in prison for three months, during which time he was reportedly also accused of helping Muslims convert to Christianity. On 24 September 2003, Mr. Rezek-Allah was allegedly forcibly removed from a flight bound for Canada. On that occasion, the police did not detain him, but it was alleged that they had kept him under close surveillance since then and kept preventing him from leaving the country. 84. The Special Rapporteur further brought to the attention of the Government information received according to which, on 7 November 2003, the Christian village of Girza Ayiat Giza was attacked by a group of 5,000 persons armed with light weapons. Eleven persons were reportedly hurt and significant material damage was incurred as a result of the attack. It was reported that the attack followed attempts by local Christians to extend their church building in the village. 85. Finally, the Special Rapporteur noted that according to information received, Bahá’ís were not allowed to indicate their religion on the birth certificates of their children. In one case, when filling out the birth registration form for their newborn, the parents reportedly left the space for religion blank, knowing that "Bahá'í" would not be accepted. A ruling dated 16 September 2003, issued by the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior, allegedly asserts that it is not permissible to leave the space for religion blank on an official registration form, nor is it permissible to write (in that blank) any religion other than those recognized – Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Moreover, the ruling goes on to state that it is not permissible for the father of any child to follow the Christian faith and for the mother to be a Muslim, "as this violates the public order", whereas in the present case the father was allegedly of Christian background and the mother of Muslim background,. Moreover, a recent fatwa issued by the Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy in Cairo allegedly declared the Bahá’ís apostates.