Three suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who were arrested in Malaysia and charged with attempting to revive the now defunct terrorist organisation, were brought back to Sri Lanka, police said.
They were brought to Sri Lanka last night and are currently in the custody of the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID), which is conducting further investigations, the Police Spokesman’s Office said.
Edmond Singaraja a.k.a. Seelan a.k.a. Shashee, Aguru Kamkanamlage Indika Sanjina a.k.a. Mohamed Sanjaya Abdul and Abdul Saleem Bin Mohamed were arrested by operatives of Malaysian Special Branch’s Counter-Terrorism Division (SB-CTD) earlier this month.
The men were believed to be trying to revive LTTE and make Malaysia as a base for its operations.
The LTTE suspects had possessed refugee cards issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the time of their arrest, however after extensive investigations by Malaysian authorities measures were taken to deport them to Sri Lanka.
