E/CN.4/1991/56 page 98 choice. These rights are enshrined in the State Philosophy, Pancasila, and are stipulated in the national Constitution of 1945, namely in article 29 which states that: (i) The State shall be based upon Belief in the One Supreme God. (ii) The State shall guarantee freedom to every resident to adhere to his respective religion and to perform his religious duties in conformity with that faith. 2. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia does not impose any restrictions on any religion and respects the practices and teachings of all recognized faiths. While the Government of Indonesia does not interfere in the internal matters of each religion, this does not imply that it would remain indifferent should there be activities which could disrupt the 3 principles for religious harmony: (a) the internal matters of each religion, (b) the relation between and among adherents, (c) the relation between adherents and the Government. B. Cases contained in the communication 1. With regard to the specific cases contained in your communication, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia would like to make the following observations: Jehovah's Witnesses (a) The Jehovah Witness sect has been banned in Indonesia by Government Decree No. Kep-129/JA/12/76 of 7 December 1976 since its teachings and practices are contrary to the true Christian faith given that: (i) (ii) It considers that all forms of schools, government, churches and religion beyond its own community are Satan's creation and as such must not be followed, and that civil law must be resisted whenever it conflicts with the sect's own religious practices; Its aggressive manner in propagating its teaching, attempting to convert other adherents to its faith, is in violation of the decree issued jointly by the Ministers for Religious and Internal Affairs, prohibiting the propagation of a religion to those who are adherents of another religion. It is therefore clear that this sect stands in stark contradiction to the aforementioned 3 principles for religious harmony. (b) With regard to Suyadi and Sukasmin, the two men were found guilty by the Central Java Court in 1989 for spreading Jehovah's Witnesses teachings and forming an organization of an illegal sect.