4.2 缔约国指出，根据委员会议事规则第 113 条(b)款，申诉人有责任为申诉得到受理的目的提出有表面证据的理由。缔约国认为，申诉人未能这样做。缔约国还认为，在决定申诉人的保护签证申请和随后的司法复审过程中，国内主管机构已经仔细审议了申诉人的指称。缔约国请委员会接受以下陈述：缔约国主管机构已经通过国内程序仔细评估了提交人的指称，并认定，缔约国无须对提交人承担《公约》之下的保护义务。
4.2 The State party notes that, under rule 113 (b) of the Committee’s rulesof procedure, it is the responsibility of the complainant to establish a prima facie case for the purpose of admissibility of his complaint. The State party submits that the complainant has failed to do so. The State party further submits that the complainant’s claims have been thoroughly considered by domestic authorities during the determination of the complainant’s protection visa application and subsequent judicial review. It requests the Committee to accept that the State party’s authorities have thoroughly assessed the author’s claims through its domestic processes and found that it does not owe the author protection obligations under the Convention.