torture was one of them. The risk assessment is not limited to the risk of torture.(4) 7.6 According to the State party, the above-mentioned national proceedings demonstrate no manifest error or unreasonableness and were not tainted by abuses of process, bad faith, manifest bias or serious irregularities. It also states that it is not for the Committee to evaluate the facts and evidence of a particular case. 7.7 In the State party's view, the communication reveals that the authors of the communication left their country because they feared LTTE or because they feared being caught between LTTE and the governmental authorities. Such fear does not suffice to substantiate a communication under the Convention. The authors also state in their submission - and this is confirmed in the medical report - that they feared torture at the hands of LTTE if they are returned to Sri Lanka. The author himself claimed that it was the order to join LTTE that prompted him to leave for Colombo in 1992. Consequently, the State party argues that, in the north of the country, the authors do not fear the Sri Lankan authorities but LTTE. 7.8 The State party submits that acts committed by LTTE do not fall under the competence of the Committee since the definition of "torture" in the Convention refers expressly to acts committed "by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity". Acts committed by LTTE cannot be attributed to the State and therefore are not covered by the Convention. 7.9 As to the alleged risk of torture at the hands of the State, the State party submits that the authors of the communication have not established substantial grounds to believe that, if the authors were deported to Sri Lanka, there is a personal, present or foreseeable risk of torture. It states that the authorities are not interested in the authors and makes the following points in this regard: Although the author claimed, before the Refugee Board, to be an ardent supporter of TULF, he never indicated that he was a member of this movement or had been involved in political activities. In any event, TULF is now represented in Parliament and supports peace initiatives taken by the Government; In his refugee application, the author claimed that he chose Canada because he was unable to go anywhere else. However, his Personal History Form, completed by him on his arrival into Canada, shows that he travelled to many different countries and for long periods, returning voluntarily to his country each time, even after the incidents in which he