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Monitors denied access to Wan-Ela camp By Ranil Wijayapala The LTTE, despite their assurance to the Nordic truce monitors on free access to the controversial Wan-Ela camp, on Monday denied access to the camp when truce monitors visited the camp on a routine patrol. Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Spokesperson Agnes Bragadottir told the Daily News yesterday that the LTTE has not given any explanation over their refusal on free access to the camp. Truce monitors from the SLMM office in Vavuniya who tried to commence fresh investigations into the construction of a bunker line in Ethavetunuvewa in the Welioya area has also been denied access to the area by the LTTE on the same day, Bragadottir added. The LTTE leaders in Trincomalee, Thilak and Pathuman who discussed the controversial camp issue with the SLMM Chief Tryggve Tellefsen last week agreed to allow the truce monitors to visit the camp daily until a final solution. The truce monitors in Vavuniya also commenced a fresh probe into the construction of a bunker in Ethavetunuvewa by the LTTE following a request from the Army. Major General Sunil Tennekoon, the Commanding officer of the Trincomalee Division made this request from the SLMM Chief, as they were not satisfied with the ruling given by the SLMM over the issue. The monitors in Trincomalee also expect to commence investigations about the information given by the Army over another camp constructed by the LTTE close to the controversial Wan-Ela camp. "The monitors in Trincomalee are in the process of contacting the LTTE area leadership over this issue and expect to visit the location mentioned by the Army very soon", Bragadottir added. |
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