A/HRC/13/31 his disappearance. The second case concerned Vijayanathan Vellasamy, who disappeared in December 2008, in Trincomalee District. It is believed that Security Forces are responsible for his disappearances. The third case concerned Sivanantharuben Sivarasa, who was abducted on 20 April 2009. It is believed that the Navy is responsible for his disappearance. The fourth case concerned Sountherrajan Kandasamy Sountherrajan, who was abducted by police officers in Vavuniya Kachcheri, Vavuniya, on 13 June 2009. Standard procedures 505. The Working Group transmitted 96 newly-reported cases to the Government. The alleged disappearances took place between 2006 and 2008, mainly in Colombo, Trincomalee, Mannar, Vavuniya and Jaffna. The military, police, and security forces are allegedly responsible for these disappearances. Information from the Government 506. The Working Group received 11 communications from the Government. 507. On 16 December 2008, the Government provided information concerning 32 cases. For two cases, the Government provided further information on 4 March 2009 and as a result, the Working Group applied the six-month rule at its eighty-seventh session. Concerning the remaining cases, the information was insufficient to clarify them. 508. On 26 January 2009, information was provided concerning seven cases, which was insufficient to clarify them. 509. On 28 May, 15 July, and 3 August 2009, the Government replied to the joint communication sent on 26 May 2009. 510. On 15 July 2009, the Government also provided information concerning one case which led to a clarification. 511. On 3 August 2009, the Government provided information on one case which was considered insufficient to clarify it. 512. On 3 August, the Government also provided information on the communication sent on 8 July 2009. 513. On 6 October, the Government replied to the joint communication sent on 11 May 2009. 514. Furthermore, the Government submitted two communications dated 7 July and 2 September 2009, in which it provided two lists with a total of 459 possible duplicate cases. During its eighty-ninth session, the Working Group reviewed 171 cases and concluded that they were duplicates. As a result, these cases were deleted from its records. Regarding the remaining cases, the Working Group is in the process of checking the original submissions. Information from sources 515. The Working Group received information from sources validating the information previously provided by the Government which led to a clarification. Clarification 516. Based on the information provided by the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify five cases, four of them following the expiration of the six-month rule. 106 GE.09-17704