Current information on the ill-treatment of Sinhalese who are suspected of supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is unavailable to the DIRB. However, a doctoral candidate specializing in Sri Lankan affairs at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, states that there have been linkages between anti-government Sinhalese groups and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (19 Nov. 1993). The source adds that in some cases the Sri Lankan authorities have used alleged LTTE affiliation to legitimize their arrest of anti-government Sinhalese.
While not directly referring to Sinhalese suspected of affiliation with the LTTE, the attached article, which provides information on the arrest of a Sinhalese friend of the assassin of the Sri Lankan president, might be useful.
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.
Reference

Doctoral candidate specialising in Sri Lankan affairs, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 19 November 1993. Telephone interview.

Attachment

Reuters. 5 May 1993. BC Cycle. Feizal Samath. "Sri Lankan Police Hold Tamils in Premadasa Murder." (NEXIS)