E/CN.4/2005/61/Add.1 Page 32 125. In early October 2004, Lutheran Bishop Andreas Stoekl travelled to Bolnisi to lead a service in the Lutherans’ small church there. Upon arrival, a poster was reportedly found on the door of the church declaring “We do not want you here leave this place!” The following Sunday, another similar poster was reportedly found and the door of the church was allegedly damaged so badly that it could not be opened. Observations 126. The Special Rapporteur has taken note of recent positive developments regarding the situation of freedom of religion or belief and these developments should be analysed in the light of the report submitted by her predecessor after his visit to Georgia in September 2003 (see E/CN.2004/63/Add.1). Nevertheless, awaiting the reply of the Government to her communication of 10 November 2004, she is concerned that alleged incidents of religious intolerance continue to occur throughout the country and would welcome receiving information on the measures that have been undertaken by the Government pursuant to the recommendations made by her predecessor. Greece Follow-up to previously transmitted communication 127. By letter dated 5 February 2004, the Government of Greece, in response to a communication sent by the Special Rapporteur on 10 October 2003 related to alternative military service for conscientious objectors, stated that it had established alternative service on 1 January 1998, an institution that is now constitutionally provided for under the last amendment to the Constitution. The Government also aims to continuously improve this alternative service so that it complies fully with international standards. To this end, the Government reported about a number of legislative measures it had taken, including (a) the possibility of reassignment (i.e. transfer) of conscientious objectors after the completion of alternative service of at least 12 months, provided that there were serious family or social reasons; (b) deletion of the convictions for disobedience from the conscientious objectors' criminal record, provided that they have served their sentence or have been released on parole; (c) abolition of the disqualification for appointment to the civil service for those who have completed alternative service; (d) provision of the same pension time and employment protection for alternative service as for regular army service; and (e) replacement of the fixed service increment with a gradual increment associated with the term that would apply if they carried out regular military service. In this connection, the Government wished to underline that a law was to be adopted by Parliament further reducing the term of alternative service, which now lasts for 6-24 months, pro rata according to the term of regular service that conscientious objectors would otherwise be required to fulfill. 128. The prosecution of Mr. Petromelidis was an isolated event that resulted from his refusal to perform the alternative service required under the law in force at the time when he was recognized as a conscientious objector, and under no circumstances did it reflect the real picture of alternative service and human rights in Greece.