{"id":122269,"date":"2014-03-27T11:37:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T06:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=122269"},"modified":"2014-04-08T17:29:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T11:59:44","slug":"re-grouping-ltte-what-action-member-states-would-take-if-confronted-with-threat-of-re-grouping-terror-networks-in-their-countries-asks-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/re-grouping-ltte-what-action-member-states-would-take-if-confronted-with-threat-of-re-grouping-terror-networks-in-their-countries-asks-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Grouping LTTE: &#8220;What Action Member States Would Take If Confronted With Threat Of Re-Grouping Terror Networks In Their Countries&#8221;: Asks Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sri Lanka asks states what action they would take if confronted with the threat of re-grouping terror networks in their countries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exercising the right to reply on statements made regarding the arrest and detention of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Balendran+Jeyakumari&amp;x=9&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Balendran Jeyakumari<\/span><\/a>, and the incidents in Killinochchi last week, Sri Lanka asked the member states at the 25<sup>th<\/sup> Session of the Human Rights Council on 26 March 2014 how their respective countries would react if there was a credible threat of re-grouping terror networks and if they would remain passive bystanders or take proactive action to ensure terror networks were kept at bay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LTTE-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-66621\" alt=\"LTTE 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LTTE-1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Detailing the circumstances which led to the arrest of Jeyakumari, Sri Lanka, said the performance of this investigative action \u201cshould not be portrayed as selective, singling out of these individuals\u201d and deplored attempts on the part of \u201cinterested parties to stigmatise the action of law enforcement authorities as an infringement when they were merely carrying out duties for purposes of national security\u201d. Sri Lanka also stated that as there was \u201ccredible evidence of resurgence and revival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=LTTE&amp;x=7&amp;y=12\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LTTE<\/span><\/a> activity in Sri Lanka, masquerading these activities in the garb of human rights, impeded the legitimate exercise of protecting the citizens of the country from terrorism and protecting their right to life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating on the arrest, Sri Lanka pointed out that the recovery of an arms cache,\u00a0evidence on attempts to reorganise and rearm the terrorist outfit, LTTE, and a shooting incident involving a LTTE terrorist named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=K.+P.+Selvanayagam&amp;x=7&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">K. P. Selvanayagam<\/span><\/a> a.k.a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Gobi&amp;x=9&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gobi<\/span><\/a> who was found in the residence of Jeyakumari and who had shot at Police officials and escaped, still remains at large.\u00a0It was also noted that Jeyakumari&#8217;s daughter who was also at the scene, had been handed over to Probation and Childcare Services following magisterial orders.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the detention of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ruki+Fernando+and+Father+Praveen&amp;x=8&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen<\/span><\/a>, after they were found to be visiting the scene of the crime and the residence of Gobi, the fleeing suspect, Sri Lanka observed that it provided sufficient need for an investigation to be launched into the nature of their involvement of these individuals with the main suspect. They were both released after due judicial process.<\/p>\n<p>While appealing to the member states not to impede Sri Lanka\u2019s quest to ensure that no resurgence of terrorism takes place in the country by misinformation and the wrongful portrayal and misrepresentation of facts, Sri Lanka reiterated that it would continue to maintain\u00a0vigilance in the face of credible evidence on the resurgence of terrorist activities by the LTTE and would not be deterred in its bid to safeguard its citizens from the scourge of terrorism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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