E/CN.4/2005/61/Add.1 Page 86 conducted courses, teaching and religious events for minors in a summer camp in Nukus district without the consent of the parents. According to article 9 of the Law on “Freedom of conscience and religious organizations”, religious organizations may establish schools only if they are properly registered and have the relevant licences for these purposes. Mr. Kim and Mr. Kmit, after the discontinuation of registration of the Peace Protestant Church, started to act as leaders of the newly founded Nukus Christian-Evangelistic Presbyterian Church organization and made several applications for registration of this organization. Three applications had been rejected for violation of application procedures and shortcomings in documents. However, since October 2002, no new application had been received by the justice department. Not being registered, the Nukus Christian-Evangelistic Presbyterian Church violated provisions of a number of existing laws and regulations by its unlawful religious activity. The case was reportedly studied and reviewed by the court and law enforcement body of Karakalpakstan and the court issued a warning to Mr. Kim and Mr. Kmit. However, they continued their unlawful activity involving religious activity and teaching of children without State registration, a licence or the consent of parents of minors. In December 2002, law enforcement bodies of Karakalpakstan brought a criminal case against Mr. Kmit for violations of the Criminal Code but, in accordance with the Presidential Amnesty on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Uzbekistan, the case against him was discontinued. Mr. Kim participated in the case as a witness. After that, the two men continued their unlawful activities. On 26 September 2003, the Nukus City Court sentenced Mr. Kim and Mr. Kmit to the administrative punishment of a fine. This decision was not adopted against their belief or religious practices but for the violation of existing laws and regulations concerning the activity of religious organizations in Uzbekistan. 342. With regard to the Evangelical Baptist Church in Khalkabad village, Pap district of Namangan Province, the Government indicated that it had not applied for registration with the justice department. 343. The Government also informed the Special Rapporteur that the Evangelical Baptist Church in Urgench City, Khorezm, had systematically violated laws and relevant documents in the course of its activity. It received numerous notifications and warnings from the local justice department and as well as from the governing board and headquarters of the Evangelical Baptist organization of Uzbekistan. However, the Khorezm Church ignored them all. It continued to violate laws and regulations, including those concerning the involvement of children in religious activities without the consent of their parents, establishing an unlawful library and disseminating illegal literature among children and other people and other violations of, in particular, the provisions of the Law on “Freedom of conscience and religious organizations”. Pastor Oleg Bader participated in the perpetration of these violations. On 27 November 2003, the Evangelical Baptist Church in Urgench City was fined five times the minimum monthly wage. The fine reportedly did not affect Mr. Bader directly but only his organization. Moreover, on 27 February 2004, the Justice Department of Khorezm Province decided to discontinue the registration of this organization and it was closed down. Follow-up to previously transmitted communication 344. By letter dated 22 December 2003, the Government of Uzbekistan provided additional information in response to a communication sent by the Special Rapporteur