Dokument #1090833
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to the director of the Tamil
Eelam Society of Toronto, there were telephone services in the
Jaffna Peninsula prior to the outbreak of the ongoing civil war (5
May 1994). The director, who does not know the exact date of the
interruption of these services, adds that while there are no longer
civilian telephone services in the peninsula, there are still
services for army installations.
A professor of political science
specializing in Sri Lankan political issues at the University of
New Brunswick in Fredericton believes that because of the civil war
telephone services in the Jaffna Peninsula may not be functioning
(5 May 1994).
The attachment from The Christian
Science Monitor maintains that "[i]n Jaffna, telephone lines
have been cut by government bombing" (6 May 1991).
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
The Christian Science Monitor
[Boston]. 6 May 1991. Sheila Tefft. "Tamil Rebels Launch Offensive
Against Sri Lankan Army Post." (NEXIS)
Professor of political science
specializing in Sri Lankan political issues, University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton. 5 May 1994. Telephone interview.
Tamil Eelam Society of Toronto. 5 May
1994. Telephone interview with director.
The Christian Science Monitor
[Boston]. 6 May 1991. Sheila Tefft. "Tamil Rebels Launch Offensive
Against Sri Lankan Army Post." (NEXIS)