E/CN.4/1993/62 page 63 Mr. Van der Stoel, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, and reference can be made in this connection to Iraq’s detailed reply in General Assembly document A/C.3/47/2 of 7 October 1992. Malawi 43. In a communication of 18 September 1992 addressed to the Government of Malawi, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to the information received, persons belonging to the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith have continued to be persecuted. It has been alleged that 280 refugees from Mozambique who are followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith have been expelled from Malawi for reportedly expressing their religious beliefs to others." Malaysia 44. In a communication of 18 September 1992 addressed to the Government of Malaysia, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to the information received, citizens of Malaysia who are members of the New Testament Church (NTC) have been persecuted for a number of years. It has been alleged that church registrations have been revoked, that the spiritual publications and banners of the church have been confiscated and that members have been repeatedly arrested and detained for preaching the gospel. It has also been alleged that the Malaysian authorities did not protect members of the NTC who were Malaysian citizens when they were subjected to persecution in Taiwan in 1985 and in Singapore in 1987. In addition, it has been reported that Ms. Cecilia Woo, an NTC was tried in court in 1990 for preaching. It has also been reported mention of the scriptures in court was prohibited and that the Bible banned from the courtroom on that occasion. Ms. Woo is said to have sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for preaching after an initial imprisonment of three months to which she was allegedly sentenced on of ’contempt of court’. pastor, that any was been charges According to the sources, nine members of the New Testament Church were arrested on 1 March 1991 in Kuala Lumpur when they were preaching. They were reportedly taken to a police station and detained on charges of ’illegal assembly’, ’resisting arrest’ and ’interfering with official duty’. It has been reported further that on 4 March 1991, 21 members of the NTC were arrested and imprisoned on charges of ’illegal assembly’ when they came to the above-mentioned police station to demand the release of their nine coreligionists. Their case is said to have been transferred to the Police Special Branch. It has been reported that the detained members of the NTC have been denied visits and medical treatment. It has been alleged that on 10 March 1991, the police refused to divulge the place of detention of the 21 members of the NTC arrested on 4 March 1991 to their families. The names of the 30 members of the New Testament Church who have been arrested are: