Sri Lanka-Malaysia co-operation:
Co-ordinated intelligence to curb terrorism
Sandasen MARASINGHE
Minister
Rambukwella
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Defence Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday
said Sri Lankan Intelligence Units are maintaining a close relationship
with Malaysian Intelligence Units and Police to curb LTTE activities
there.
Commenting on a report in the foreign media that Malaysian Police
detected the presence of several senior Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) leaders in Malaysia, Minister Rambukwella told the Daily News
that the LTTE was functioning in several other countries and the
Government was dealing with foreign Governments to end LTTE terrorist
activities.
The Minister said the Government’s stance was that although the LTTE
was defeated militarily in Sri Lanka, pro-LTTE groups were attempting to
reinvigorate the LTTE overseas.
“The Government is taking all the measures to counter all these
attempts with the support of foreign Governments,” he said.
Rambukwella said the LTTE used Malaysia as a hub for their activities
and KP was arrested in Malaysia.
Malaysian Police Inspector General of Police Musa Hasan was quoted as
saying Police had detected the presence of several senior LTTE leaders
who were reportedly using Malaysia for shelter and logistic base.
Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein in connection with the
IGP statement said foreign militants, including remnants of the Tigers,
are using Malaysia as their operational base and for recruiting new
activists.
The Malaysian Home Minister said foreign militant groups, were using
Malaysia as their operational base to step up their violent struggle. He
said these groups were also using the Southeast Asian country for their
financial transactions and exchange of information, besides recruiting
people. Among those targeted for recruitment are students of local
higher learning institutions.
Hishammuddin said the Home Ministry was working closely with law
enforcement and international intelligence agencies to share data on
foreign nationals entering Malaysia and their movements, to curb
activities that could threaten national and regional security of
Malaysia. |