Colombo: A key member of the LTTE's
international finance wing has been arrested by Sri Lankan
police after he arrived here from Geneva to look into the
businesses once owned by the Tamil Tigers.
He was arrested recently from a house at Dehiwela area in
Colombo suburbs where he was hiding, state-owned 'Sri Lanka
Broadcasting Corporation' (SLBC) radio reported today, without
identifying him.
The captured Tiger rebel had arrived in the country on
January 10 from Geneva in Switzerland, said the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID), which made the arrest.
All activities of the LTTE in Sri Lanka were dismantled
following the killing of Tiger supreme Velupillai Prabhakaran
during the war with security forces last year.
The main objective of the suspect's visit here was to
"look into" the businesses that were owned by the LTTE, the
SLBC said.
The Tiger rebel had obtained a passport and visa after
producing false information to the immigration and emigration
controllers, the radio reported.
Although Sri Lankan security forces have eliminated the
top-ranking members of the LTTE in the country, the remnants
of the group are believed to be still functioning in some
western and other countries.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 02, 2010, 16:40