Information About Incident 63946-129037-327153 in Matale Sri Lanka

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He stated, although the war between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE is over, Tamil Tiger networks still intimidate Tamil families in the diasporas and extort money from them, while also engaging in a range of other criminal activities.

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Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Professor G. L. Peiris during a long interview in Sydney on June 22 claimed that remnants of the defeated LTTE are involved in the people-smuggling business of bringing Sri Lankan boat people to Australia, reports Daily Mirror. He stated, although the war between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE is over, Tamil Tiger networks still intimidate Tamil families in the diasporas and extort money from them, while also engaging in a range of other criminal activities. He also requested Australia to proscribe the LTTE as a terrorist organisation, making any support to the terrorist organisation from Australia illegal.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
63946-129037-327153 6/24/2013 Sri Lanka Former LTTE spokesman gets SLFP membership

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