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Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 5.31 GMT |
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Sri Lanka welcomes WTM ban |
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The Government welcomes the announcement of
the Canadian Government to list the World
Tamil Movement (WTM) as a terrorist
organization, under the Criminal Code of
Canada. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama
has conveyed Sri Lanka’s appreciation in
this regard to his Canadian counterpart.
Minister Bogollagama, commenting on the
Canadian decision which became effective on
13th June, noted with satisfaction the
timely action against the World Tamil
Movement underscored the determination of
the Canadian authorities to crack down
effectively on front organizations which
provide financial, material and moral
support for terrorism. He observed that this
move against the WTM was tangible proof of
the commitment of Canada to give practical
meaning to its proscription of the LTTE in
2006. The Foreign Minister urged Canada to
pursue similar action against other known
entities which are engaged in raising funds,
ostensibly for charitable and benevolent
purposes, but which are in fact transferred
out of Canada through a sophisticated and
intricate international financial network,
to purchase weapons and warlike material to
kill and maim innocent civilians in Sri
Lanka.
Minister Bogollagama regretted that
notwithstanding the listing of the LTTE by
the European Union (EU), some member
countries had permitted public
demonstrations in open support of the LTTE.
He pointed out that granting permission for
such events went against the spirit of the
EU’s stated policy of supporting Sri Lanka’s
sovereignty and territorial integrity. He
called upon the international community to
close ranks and take effective measures to
prevent the LTTE and its front organizations
which are operating with impunity on foreign
soil, raising funds and engaging in
propaganda glorifying terrorism.
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