Sri Lanka urges for global action against LTTE
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Nov 17, IRNA
Sri Lanka-LTTE-Global Action
Sri Lanka has urged the international community to take tangible action against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) front organisations posing as charities in the wake of the US decision to freeze the assets of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO).
The TRO was not focused solely on rehabilitation but also on financing LTTE's arms procurement, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said, adding that the precedent set by the US should encourage other countries -- particularly Australia, Canada, Denmark, France and the UK-- to take actions against such organizations, UNI reported here.
He called upon the international community to act speedily in this regard.
The Minister also warned against possible attempts by the LTTE to re-commence the activities of its banned affiliated organizations by re-naming or re-registering them.
"While one can expect a significant decline in the monthly collections of the LTTE's worldwide, estimated at 20-30 million dollars, at the same time we need to be vigilant, of the propensity shown by the LTTE to shift its operations from one organization to another, when they realize its running into trouble with the law of the land."
Accusing TRO of facilitating fundraising and procurement for the LTTE, the US Department of the Treasury yesterday announced that it would freeze the US-held assets of the organization.
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