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Passport and National ID for Prabhakaran's son
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 7.30 a.m Tuesday 25 February.
LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakran's son, Charles Anthony has been issued
with a National Identity Card and a Passport with the direct intervention of
an influential minister of the government according to a report in 'The
Island' today. The report says that the application for the National ID and
the passport had been brought to Colombo from the North by the minister and
he had contacted the Department of Registration of Persons and the
Department of Immigration and Emigration personally. The report adds that it
was Thamil Chelvam, LTTE's political wing leader who had been the direct
link between Prabhakaran and the minister concerned. According to The Island
report the address of the applicant was not disclosed by the two government
departments. An applicant should provide a relevant document from the
respective Grama Sevaka to prove his or her permanent address and the birth
certificate. The Island reports states further that the necessity for
Prabhakarans son, Charles Anthony to pursue education abroad had arisen a
few years back but he was unable to get the required documents before.
Published: Mon Feb 24 20:33:21 EST 2003
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Terrorism has become the most de-humanizing phenomenon- President Kumaratunge
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 5.15 p.m Monday 24 February.
President Chandrika Kumaratunge said today that the world must recognize
that terrorism has become the most de-humanizing and politically
destabilizing phenomenon of the 20th Century. Addressing the 13th
Non -Aligned
Summit in Malaysia this morning President Kumrataunge said, "Terrorism
differs from revolutionary movements. Revolution is creative, enunciating a
new Vision for radical change of socio-economic and power structures in a
country. Terrorism is destructive and stems usually from conservatism and
revenge and is generated by the political and economic marginalization and
decline of sections of society caused by the indiscriminate spread of the
free market economy through the much-vaunted process of globalization.
Someone once said "young hope betrayed, transforms itself into bombs".
Perceived injustice, transforms itself into despair and then violence or
terrorism." She added, "We are faced with the desperate need to study and
understand the deep-rooted causes of terrorism. The rational political and
socio-economic aspirations of peoples must be sifted out of the process of
terrorist action and examined separately and addressed honestly and
seriously, whilst employing every possible action to prevent the use of
terrorism as a political strategy. We need to take concerted action against
trafficking in arms and drugs, international crime syndicates, money
laundering, illegal fund collection, human smuggling and the recruitment of
child soldiers." She called on the Non Align Movement to collectively
formulate a comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. Speaking
on the situation in Sri Lanka, Kumaratunge said, "The Government of Sri
Lanka has engaged once again in a serious attempt at resolving our ethnic
question and the resulting armed conflict, through negotiations and a Peace
Process. The Ceasefire Agreement has lasted now for one year and
negotiations continue despite many difficulties." Explaining Sri Lankas
stand on the situation in Iraq, the Sri Lankan President said " Sri Lanka's
stand on this issue is clearly on the side of non-intervention, in a
sovereign State, without the fullest and due approvals by the UN systems. We
have noted that the UN Weapons Inspectors have stated in their last report
to the Security Council, (10 days ago,) that Iraq is cooperating in the
process of inspection and progress made on many issues. We have still not
seen sufficient evidence to justify an armed attack on Iraq. We are strongly
of the view that a negotiated settlement can be arrived at, without using
violence against Iraq.
Published: Mon Feb 24 06:16:01 EST 2003
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LTTE raps Tamil parties for not opposing Nambiar
Hindustan Times,
February 24.
The LTTE rapped its parliamentary ally, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Sunday for not protesting against the recommendations of the retired Indian General Satish Nambiar on the question of dismantling the Sri Lankan Army's high security zones (HSZ) in the Jaffna peninsula, and asked the group to consult it on all issues and act according to its dictates.
More...
Published: Mon Feb 24 13:14:49 EST 2003
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