E/CN.4/1995/91 page 83 From the foregoing, it will be clear that the Government of Sri Lanka was not involved directly or indirectly in the incidents set out in the allegations; nor did the Government acquiesce in, or condone, in any manner, any of these incidents. This is in consonance with article 14 (1) (f) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, which states that every citizen is entitled to ’the freedom, either by himself or in association with others, and either in public or in private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice, and teaching’. The highest respect with which this constitutional right has been treated by the Government of Sri Lanka can be evidenced by the fact that, of the many cases alleging human rights violations filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka since the entry into force of the Constitution in 1978, no case has so far alleged infringement or abridgement of the freedom of religion. Indeed, the freedom of religion remains a non-derogable right in the Constitution. In view of the importance attached to the freedom of religion in Sri Lanka, the Government studied the incidents set out in allegation (iii) seriously. The position with regard to each of the incidents is as follows: (a) The incident that occurred in Kiribathgoda within the Peliyagoda police area: in this instance, neither the victim nor any persons could point out the suspects. Though the Buddhist monk of the area has been suspected of promoting hostility, no direct evidence has been adduced against him. (b) The incident that occurred in the Kuliyapitiya police area: though the temporary buildings put up by the ’Assembly of God’ had been set on fire on 4 September 1994, the identity of those responsible could not be established either by the victims or by any persons. (c) The incident that occurred in the Bulathsinhala police area: in this instance, unknown persons caused damage to the projector (valued at Rs 10,000) used to screen the film ’The Life of Jesus Christ’. (d) The incident that occurred in the Kandy police area: there was no complaint made to the police concerning a procession conducted by Buddhist monks to protest against the presence of an evangelist church in Kandy; nor has the police received any information to the effect that the leaders of an evangelist church were insulted by Buddhist monks. As regards allegation (i), the Government of Sri Lanka, based on the information available to it, confirms that Muslims in the areas of the Northern Province, namely, the districts of Jaffna, Mannar and Kilinochchi, have been forcibly expelled from those areas by LTTE after expropriating their property. These Muslims have been driven, together with thousands of Sinhalese, from the areas of their habitation in the Northern Province in a manner which is suggestive of a policy of ethnic cleansing practised by LTTE.