Mr. Ltaief Bouabdallah (case No. 189/2001). In this letter, the complainant said that he wanted to “withdraw” his complaint and attached a letter renouncing his refugee status in Switzerland. The Ambassador stated that the complainant had contacted the Embassy in order to be issued with a passport and is in the process of exhausting domestic remedies in Tunisia. He remains a resident in Switzerland which has allowed him to stay despite having renounced his refugee status. As to the other two cases, the Special Rapporteur explained that each case would have to be implemented separately and that the Committee had requested that investigations be carried out. The Ambassador asked why the Committee had thought it appropriate to consider the merits when the State party was of the view that domestic remedies had not been exhausted. The Special Rapporteur explained that the Committee had thought the measures referred to by the State party were ineffective, underlined by the fact that there had been no investigations in any of these cases in over 10 years since the allegations. The Ambassador confirmed that he would convey the Committee’s concerns and request for investigations, in case Nos. 187/2001 and 188/2001, to the State party and update the Committee on any subsequent follow-up action taken. State party Bolivarian Republic of VENEZUELA Case Chipana, 110/1998 Nationality and country of removal if applicable Peruvian to Peru Views adopted on 10 November 1998 Issues and violations found Complainant’s extradition to Peru constituted a violation of article 3. 138