CCPR/C/116/D/2347/2014 the assessment of evidence and factual conclusions reached by the Board, he has nonetheless failed to demonstrate that they are manifestly unreasonable or arbitrary. Accordingly, the Committee cannot conclude that the return of the author to Sri Lanka would constitute a violation of article 7 of the Covenant. 8. The Committee, acting under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, is of the view that the author’s removal to Sri Lanka would not violate his rights under article 7 of the Covenant. 10