Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said there were compelling reasons not to pursue charges against the accused. --BERNAMAKUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has decided to drop all charges against 12 people who were accused of supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). It was reported that the 12 were charged on Oct 29, 2019 with supporting the LTTE. "The LTTE was neither suspected nor linked to the most recent bomb attacks in Sri Lanka during Easter of 2019," he said. Thomas pointed out that the LTTE was only declared a terrorist group by the Home Ministry on Nov 12, 2014.

Source: New Strait Times February 21, 2020 08:15 UTC