Canada became the other country after India to label the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization making it illegal for anyone in Canada to support, finance, host, or communicate with it. With escalating violence in Sri Lanka, the European Union (EU) had instituted a policy to “not receive
LTTE
delegations.”
The LTTE has also been accused by human rights groups of kidnapping children to become fighters in their ranks [Insert Feb 17 news summary] and extorting expatriate Sri Lankan Tamil workers in
Europe for funds. The Sri Lankan Government accuses the LTTE of targeting population that opposes its methods in the North and East including Tamils who want to participate in the political process, Muslims, and tea garden laborers.
The LTTE has consistently denied these charges but there is increasing evidence that it follows a policy of duplicity in committing a crime and denying it by other means. In the last two days, the LTTE have breached the peace code many times. Their navy men suicidal navy men rammed their boat laden with explosives on a Lankan navy boat killing all sailors, their guerillas triggered of a mine killing Lankan army men going home for leave, and assaulted other posts killing personnel at will.
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