British police arrests 3 persons
for alleged 'support and fundraising' to LTTE
TamilNet, Tuesday, 29 April 2008
[see also
UK arrests in
Tamil Tigers probe - BBC Report]
Three men were arrested at separate addresses in
Wales, south east England and Greater London Tuesday morning when
British police officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter
Terrorism Command, supported by members of the Welsh police service,
carried out searches under the Terrorism Act 2000
at a number of residential and business addresses, according to a
press release issued by the British High Commission in Colombo on
Tuesday.
The LTTE is a proscribed organisation under the terms of the
Terrorism Act 2000, which came into force in 2001, the British High
Commission said.
Two people have previously been charged in connection with this
investigation.
Full text of the press release issued by the British High Commission
in Colombo follows:
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
PRESS RELEASE
BRITISH POLICE ARREST THREE MEN UNDER TERRORISM ACT 2000
At approximately 6.30 am on 29 April police officers from the
Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, supported by members
of the Welsh police service, carried out searches under the
Terrorism Act 2000 at a number of residential and business addresses
in Wales. Further searches were carried out in Surrey in south east
England and Greater London.
Three men were arrested at separate addresses on suspicion of the
commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under
the Terrorism Act 2000.
The arrests are part of a long-term investigation into the alleged
funding and procurement activity in support of terrorism overseas.
The investigation relates to alleged procurement, support and
fundraising for the proscribed organisation, the LTTE .
Two people have previously been charged in connection with this
investigation.
British High Commission
Colombo
4/29/08
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