CAT/C/30/D/197/2002 page 9 8. The Committee against Torture, acting under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, concludes that the petitioner’s removal to Sri Lanka by the State party would not constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention. [Adopted in English, French, Russian and Spanish, the English text being the original version. Subsequently to be issued also in Arabic and Chinese as part of the Committee’s annual report to the General Assembly.] Notes 1 The petitioner has specifically requested that his name not be used in the published decision or any other public document in which this petition is reproduced. His name should thus be removed once the Committee has decided the case. 2 The decisions are enclosed in the Finnish language only. 3 Communication No. 120/1998. 4 The State party refers to Communication No. 49/1996, SV et al. v. Canada, Decision of 15 May 2001 and Communication No. 138/1999, MPS v. Australia, Decision of 30 April 2002. -----