Information on the activities of Richard Pathirana of the People's Alliance (PA) in the district of Galle during the August 1994 national elections, in particular, on any legal actions proposed or taken against him, on any charges or allegations made in public concerning alleged criminal activities, including the names of any complainants or lawyers involved in any actions against him, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. Weekly. June-Oct. 1994.
INFORM/Movement for Free and Fair Elections (MFFE). July 1994.

Parliamentary General Elections 1994. Special Report 1: Polls Related Violence.

Movement for Free and Fair Elections (MFFE). 4 October 1994.

Interim Report on the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections of August 16, 1994.

Sri Lanka Information Monitor: Situation Report [Colombo]. Monthly. June-September 1994.

The Sri Lanka Monitor [London]. Monthly. May-December 1994.

State of Human Rights in Sri Lanka [Colombo]. Yearly. 1995, 1996.

Tamil Information [London]. Infrequent reports. June/July-Nov./Dec. 1994.
UNHCR, Geneva. November 1994.

Background Paper on Sri Lankan Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

Electronic sources: Internet, LEXIS/NEXIS, World News Connection (WNC).