Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya warns of the possibility formation of new pro-LTTE groups by the individuals and relatives of banned LTTE front organizations for accusing Sri Lanka for war crimes and also raising funds for the LTTE.
He said LTTE supporters outside of Sri Lanka continue to accuse the government of human rights violations.
He said those groups, which continue to raise funds for violent terrorist activities, are leveling false allegations on Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa of committing war crimes as commander in chief of Sri Lanka’s armed forces.
“ A number of LTTE support groups have put the word “Tamil” in their names, hoping to attract attention and avert suspicion, Ambassador Wickramasuriya said adding that the Swiss federal police recently arrested 10 alleged LTTE supporters who police say were threatening Sri Lankan Tamils to providing money to the LTTE.