E/CN.4/2005/61/Add.1 Page 53 uniform nor authorized documentation, the delegates entered the stadium. The electricity had been switched off and the power supply room locked, but the Jehovah's Witnesses continued the congress with a portable generator. It was further alleged that, on the Saturday morning, the 1,000 delegates were evicted from their accommodation. Finally, on the afternoon of the 24 July 2004, the stadium administration played loud music to disrupt the congress and then, with the help of security guards, forced the delegates to disperse. After a brief meeting, a committee of Jehovah's Witness leaders decided to cancel the congress in order to avoid further trouble. Observations 205. The Special Rapporteur is grateful to the Government of the Russian Federation for its detailed replies. She takes this opportunity to remind the Government that there has been a long-standing request from the mandate, including her last letter of 31 August 2004, for an invitation to visit the country. Saudi Arabia Communications and replies received 206. On 14 June 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent a communication to the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding the situation of Brian Savio O’Connor, a Catholic citizen of India, who was reportedly arrested in Riyadh on 25 March 2004 because of his faith. Officially accused of using drugs and praying to Jesus Christ, Mr. O'Connor was allegedly arrested by the Mutawa, the Saudi religious police, and taken to the Ali Hira prison in Riyadh, where he was threatened with death if he did not convert to Islam. During his detention, Mr. O’Connor was also reportedly subjected to torture. At the time of the communication, it was reported that he was detained in the Olaya prison. By letter dated 12 August 2004, the Government of Saudi Arabia expressed its astonishment at this unsubstantiated and exaggerated allegation, which was reportedly first published in an official Vatican newspaper on 2 June 2004 and subsequently referred to the Office of the High Commissioner in spite of its inadmissibility as a concrete and credible complaint. The Government indicated that it was evident that this allegation was totally unrealistic as no person living in Saudi Arabia had ever been subjected to duress with a view to inducing him to change his religion. However, it was not unprecedented for a foreign worker in the Kingdom to attempt to evade punishment for a criminal offence by falsely claiming to have been victimized, prosecuted and discriminated against on account of his religious belief. 207. By letter dated 14 December 2004, the Government provided the Special Rapporteur with additional information on the case of Brian Savio O’Connor. Mr. O’Connor had been apprehended in flagrante delicto while selling alcoholic beverages and was also found to have sold pornographic video tapes, some of which were found in his possession. These not only constitute criminal acts under the provisions of the Islamic Shari’a, but are also violations of the Residence Regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was therefore referred to the courts for determination of the appropriate legal penalty, following the enforcement of which he would be