Under fire from the US and human rights groups for alleged violations of the ongoing truce with Sri Lankan government, LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran has ordered a crackdown on violators, a report said on Sunday.
"He (Prabhakaran) is worried about allegations of anti-Muslim activity, child conscription, extortion and abduction, and wants to take action, if any LTTE member is found guilty," LTTE political adviser Anton Balasingham said in an interview to the 'Sunday Leader' weekly newspaper.
The LTTE has already denied a charge by the US that it is engaged in activities that endanger the indefinite cease-fire that began last month after Prabhakaran and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signed a pact.
Balasingham was quoted by the newspaper as saying that even though most of the charges were untrue and concocted by vested interests seeking to blacken the LTTE and disrupt the peace process, Prabhakaran was taking no chances and had ordered a probe.
He said that the leadership had sent an independent fact-finding mission to eastern Sri Lanka to ascertain the true state of Tamil-Muslim relations in the wake of charges that Tiger cadres were involved in abduction and extortion of Muslim businessmen.
"Prabhakaran is keen to ensure the success of the peace process. He has sent out a strict directive to regional and area leaders and commanders that if anyone is found guilty of ceasefire offences, severe action will be taken against them," LTTE's chief negotiator said.
Bureau Report
