The UK listed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist group in 2000. (File)
Colombo:
Sri Lanka has appealed a judgment by Britain’s Banned Organizations Appeal Board, which deregistered the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a banned terrorist organization.
A statement from the Foreign Ministry said Sri Lanka was made aware of the judgment opened by the Commission on Wednesday.
He said the Commission’s decision stems from an appeal filed in May 2019 by an LTTE front organization challenging the UK Home Secretary’s decision of March 8, 2019, which dismissed the U.N.’s request. group to withdraw the proscription of the LTTE. from the list of organizations banned under the UK Terrorism Act 2000.
While Sri Lanka was not a party to these proceedings before the Commission and could not make direct representations, the Lankan government assisted the British government by providing relevant information regarding the continuation of terrorist activities.
“The open judgment of the POAC, while allowing the appeal, provides for further hearings, and the government of Sri Lanka will continue to closely monitor developments in the UK case,” the statement said.
Sri Lanka claims it has sufficient evidence to prove that remnants of the LTTE and groups aligned with its terrorist ideology are active in foreign countries, working to incite violence and destabilize the country.
Sri Lanka remains vigilant in the face of threats to its national security as well as that of the region, and will always support members of the international community in the global fight against terrorism, the statement said.
The UK classified the LTTE as a terrorist organization in early 2000. The LTTE waged a military campaign for a separate Tamil homeland in the island nation’s northern and eastern provinces for nearly 30 years before its collapse in 2009 after the Sri Lankan army killed its supreme leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.
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