Government confiscating LTTE assets

Irangika Range, Sandasen Marasinghe and Disna Mudalige

Prime Minister DM Jayaratne yesterday stated that the Government is in the process to confiscating the assets including houses, plots of land and business establishments that were run by the LTTE in Colombo and the suburbs.

The Prime Minister moving the Motion to extend the Emergency Regulations by another one month, in Parliament further stated that information about the assets of the LTTE in Colombo and the suburbs are being divulged by LTTE cadres who have been arrested.

The Premier further said that 723 LTTE cadres were arrested by the Security Forces from IDP centres during the last month.

Altogether 765 have been arrested under the Public Security Ordinance and another 74 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. He further stated that with the information received from LTTE cadres in custody large quantities of weapons hidden by the LTTE are still being recovered.

The Prime Minister also stated it is obvious that the pro-LTTE International Organizations are attempting to reinvigorate the LTTE. The Government of Canada very recently banned an NGO that supported the LTTE.

Another person in South India was also imprisoned for one year after continuing to support the LTTE.

The Premier said that on these grounds, the extension of Emergency Regulations was essential and requested the members of the House to vote for the Emergency Regulations and unite to develop the country's economy.