For supporting LTTE:

Five Lankans go on trial in The Hague

Five Sri Lankan men will go on trial tomorrow in The Hague accused of supporting the LTTE. The indictees are accused of being members of a criminal organization with terrorist intentions and of raising funds for it.

A Dutch police-investigation team monitored Tamil meetings in The Netherlands. In its subsequent report, entitled 'Operation Koninck', it describes how certain Tamils raised funds for their 'ultimate war' with its goal of a free Tamil state in Sri Lanka known as Tamil Eelam. One of the accused is 46-year-old Srirangam R. from The Hague. He fled to The Netherlands over two decades ago and is believed to head the Dutch division of the Tigers. RadioNetherlands