Declaration of Sathyapavan Aseervatham 1 ay that is in the Jatfna District in Sri Lanka, I am Sathyapavan Aseervatham of the village of Manip this

declaration as the complete truth. am the son of Aseervatham. speak English and I write

ship was old and poor conditions. The food I travelled to Canada on board the Sun Sea ship. The 2. for everyone. My wife was pregnant with our child and water waslimited and rations and very difficult of all the people on the ship. and many people had sufferings. l.got to know my council in Canada Gabriel Chand for my I was not released from detention in Canada. I asked 3. I thought that the end of the final war and return to Sri Lanka eventhoughthe risks to me were great. not harm me and would let me pass through time passing would make itpeaceful and the army would the airport and livein my village safely with family. me to the army at the airport in Colombo. The officers from CBSA took me to coiornbo and bring 4. 1 was taken into the detention in the I did not havea passport so came back on a travel document. location. I was questioned by the criminal airport but then .1 was blindfolded and token to another div.ion and the army Sonic Tamils asked (TlD) s investigations division(CID) and terrorist investigation eyarefrom Karuna group or EPD.P.TheTlD thinkth I me questions butT didnot know who they were but a on the ship but I did not say this to them. I questioning me the niost.They know that I come to Canad do not know howthis information was given to them. face and body. I was beaten I was tortured very badly in jail. I was punched and kicked in my 5. and when 1 asked for water water for thirsty was with plastic pipes and nofood for many days. My body my handstiedup behind with cage small in a locked was I they beat me. They blindfolded my eyes and because it was dark and cold and I was my back and no clothes for many days. I could not count the days God that I would see my parents fully naked. Foodwas small rice and water was little so I prayed to the cage oniy for beatings and from again but I cried because I beLieve death was coming. 1 was taken questions aboUt persons on the ship. on the ship to Canada and who I faced many. qtestions about tho names of even/one that came 6. nd, The questions were mostly from washelping the orgaqizirgof the ship to come to Canada in Thaila and LiE people in Bangkok and TID and do. They wante1names of people that were telling LiTEthings many question of all LIlE asked They ship. on Sun Sea ship. They had many names of people in this not b&ieve me and beat did they but a Canad in d release not was peopleeven in Canada. told them I tolo Inc LTTE peopie is They were me so I told them that I was released in Canada and who LTTL. people or family they did not parents t my regrouping and theywill dCstroyit again. I was not allowed to contac know if I was alive. people on the ship. I I did not have a choice so 1 toldto them everything that 1 knewabout the of the names of the all them also make up lies.about ITTEso not be tortured so badly anymore I told LTTF.My head was the about ng people that 1 could remember on the ship and I said they were speaki say these things for my only I could so killed not in good shape with beatings and I was too scared to be in Thailandthat Tamils and ship the on helpers and ship safety. I tell them names of even crew people on They mademe LTTE. they are saying know a Canad in people were LUE people. gave them names of it because I sign I a, Canad and in nd in Thaila and ship on LTTE people sign and confess to these things all id not want morebating.
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8. After rnny months in detention Iwas visi ted byRed Cross rep that rnycounc in Can resentatives. Red ada GabrielChand sen el1itj me d them for me becaus feared for my safety e no one knows where I was truly happy to see lwa s and they ie m as the grace of Gods will me when Red Cross The army keeps ioo comes to visit then afte r) ing at was giv en better rations of foo doctor for the pains I d and water and had I stayed in jail ove I sai r va one yea r Then in jail my par speaktoo many truths ents came but I could because army very clos iot e but they see my beaten face less food )cryeverytim and see) am skinny from ewhen I see them 9. [toldto army) can pay to thema bribe for me to be much high amount of 40 release from jail andthe Iakh rupees It took many mo y dernandedkoo nths my parents were rupees to bribe the arm able to bring forty lalh y for my release I was rel eased and brought to my nowJorcetcreportto the home village of Marilpay arrnyevery week. Theya I re not permitme for a me inryparntshome. passpOrt andthy chek have rio moneyto fleeany on ways. lthirikthey will kill me one day. 10 The state of my village Manipay is terrible bad for Tam kidnapped and beaten on ils and the families Tam il people are the streets ano rrtartyrnust rep ort to amy when they are facing assault by the arm told Warner are y in own houses with rape and no one can stop this people witti money pay brib from happening Many e to keep property and bus iness but some disappear land and business The and the army takes the end of the LTFE military has made a very bad situation TamiL people very badly. for the army to treat the [fea.rthat I will be killed eve n after I am released. When pray forthem tb.riotharm I rpotttotheariiy I me.
11 I made a phone cailto niy councilin Canada to tell him I am happy to be alive and me for the Red Crossvisit for hs heping My council asked me to explain wha happen to me af-er I ColOb1naiortard tot ret urn ed to altreatmentard all of my suff erings inthis declaration. life because I am releas I am owing him niy ed arid not killed and I am hap py to tell him ir this statem sufferings He asked me to ent the truth and ipy tell my sufferings first by phone by it is difficult for me to find speak on exact time becaus a phone and e difficulties for me My council ask me then tosign a true dec suffenrigs I went through laration of alt with army in front of the local GS but thrs is not safe for me I mu before a JPfrom a different st sign only village so I can explain the tru th My council can use this dec rustusecpy:dc1aration.in laration but he privacy only in confidential hearing s arid proceedings.

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