A/59/366 Yelwa in February 2004, including 48 massacred in a church, and brought the total death toll in three months of fighting in the region to at least 1,000. Pakistan 58. On 14 June 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent to the Government of Pakistan information stating that, on 3 April 2004, Diwan Hashmat Hayat had been attacked by a mob outside his house because he asked a neighbouring mosque to make less noise. He was allegedly arrested and taken to Jhelum District Central Jail, where he was beaten. He is reportedly charged with blasphemy, a charge that carries the death sentence. 59. The Special Rapporteur also mentioned the case of Javed Anjum, a Christian youth who died on 2 May 2004 after he was severely tortured by a teacher and students of an Islamic seminary in Toba Tek Singh, Punjab. According to his deathbed statement, Javed Anjum was severely tortured when he refused to convert to Islam. The police had allegedly initially refused to register a case against the perpetrators. Arrests were reportedly made on 5 May 2004. Meanwhile, it is alleged that the victim’s family was being pressured to withdraw the case. 60. By letter of 7 July 2004, the Government gave a detailed account of the case related to Hashmat Hayat. It stated that on 11 July 2003, Hashmat Hayat’s house had been destroyed by fire by a mob because it was built partly on village common property. A case had been opened by the authorities but had not been pursued by the alleged victims and therefore did not lead to any reparation. The Government also underlined that Mr. Hayat and three other persons were later arrested and charged with the murder of a person named Mohammad Bashir Jandhran. 61. By letter of 25 June 2004, the Government replied to the second communication and explained that on 17 April 2004, Javed Anjum, a mentally retarded youth, was visiting a relative in Toba Tek Singh. At a bus stop, Javed entered a madrassah for a drink of water. Students in the madrassah and Maulana Ghulam Rasool erroneously took him for a tap thief and beat him severely, resulting in 12 injuries, including a fatal blow on his kidney. Javed was later admitted to Allied Hospital Faisalabad and died on 2 May 2004. Police registered a case against a person named Maulvi Ghulam Rasaal and two unknown persons. Maulvi Ghulam Rasool was in police custody at the time of the Government’s reply. The allegation concerning forced conversion was false. Republic of Moldova 62. On 26 March 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent to the Government of the Republic of Moldova information stating that police had raided a Muslim place of worship on 5 March 2004 in Chisinau and subsequently prevented members of the community from meeting for worship. Several Muslims were allegedly detained and three citizens of the Syrian Arab Republic were expelled from the country. Registration of the Muslim community has allegedly been refused for the past four years. Russian Federation 63. On 16 March 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent to the Government of the Russian Federation information stating that, on 1 December 2003, a district court in 13