The LTTE's international network still remains intact even after the terrorist outfit was wiped out by security personnel, stated Professor Rohan Gunaratne.

Testifying before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), terrorism expert Professor Rohan Gunaratne said the LTTE has 42 offices in the US, Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

He underlined the importance of dismantling the LTTE’s international network, which he said remained intact though "terrorism" was completely wiped out from the country 17 months ago.

"The mindset of LTTE cadres overseas has not changed and the government has focused little attention on the dismantling of its international network," quoting Gunaratne, Daily News reported.

The fund raising activities are taking a different shape in various countries. It takes the face of charity, non government agencies and non-profit organizations, he said.

He told the panel, headed by the former Attorney General Chitta Ranjan de Silva, that the LTTE’s international network has three main divisions – propaganda, fund raising, arms procurement and shipping.

"LTTE members and sympathizers in charge of propaganda disseminate various misinformation and they carry fabricated stories against the government and the security forces," the expert said.

The eight-member LLRC appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa will report on the lessons to be learnt from the events between February 2002 to May 2009 and recommend measures to ensure that there will be no recurrence of such a situation.