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Don't Assasinate Political Opponents - Amnesty to LTTE
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 9.45 P.M Friday 27 February.
The Amnesty International Has called upon the LTTE to instruct their
members not to assassinate political opponents or their supporters, or carry
out other violent attacks on party activists and election monitors during
the election period. Amnesty has pointed out that four people were also
allegedly abducted by the LTTE in the east since the elections were
announced. A statement issued by Amnesty said "We are particularly
concerned that candidates and supporters of Tamil political parties not
allied to the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) - which the LTTE is backing in
the elections -- may become targets for assassination. These include
candidates of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) standing as
independents, the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), the Eelam People's
Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) (V), and the Democratic People's
Liberation Front (DPLF)." However, Amnesty has also welcomed the
assurance given by LTTE's Karuna, at a meeting with Major General (retd)
Trond Furuhovde, head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), on 11
February in Batticaloa, that the LTTE would continue to respect the
cease-fire and would not resort to violence or interfere in elections in the
east,
Published: Fri Feb 27 10:50:58 EST 2004
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No Ban on Political Parties in North/ East- LTTE
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 9.25 P.M Friday 27 February 2004.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has denied reports that the
organization had imposed a ban on the main political parties fielding Tamil
candidates in the North/East. LTTE spokesman Daya Master says any political
party was free to field candidates and the LTTE would welcome them. However,
he confirmed that the LTTE had threatened that there would be serious
repercussions if the Sri Lankan army tries to restrict the free movement of
voters from the rebel-held areas to cast their votes in the government-held
areas. Daya Master also said that the LTTE was ready to have polling booths
in uncleared areas, and they would welcome election officials and foreign
monitors. However, he said that the members of the police force were not
welcome in the areas.
Published: Fri Feb 27 10:36:53 EST 2004
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LTTE formally enters election campaign
hinduonnet.com,
February 27, 2004.
COLOMBO, Feb 27:The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formally entered a Sri Lankan election campaign on Thursday seeking votes for the four-party Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
The LTTE made its first election presence, though not as a contestant, after decades of fighting with its support for the four-party TNA at its first election rally in the northern Government-held, Tamil majority Vavuniya town. The Federal Party (FP), the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) and a wing of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF-Suresh), which together constitute the TNA are contesting the April 2 Parliamentary elections on a plank that the LTTE is the sole representative of the ``Tamil-speaking people’’
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Published: Fri Feb 27 11:58:33 EST 2004
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