UK ban on LTTE stays; pro-Eelam group’s appeal fails View(s):The UK Proscribed Organisations Appeals Commission on Friday rejected an appeal by the TGTE (Transitional Government of Tamil Eelam) to lift the proscription on the LTTE in Britain as a terrorist organisation. The Commission gave its ruling on Friday in an appeal by Arumugam and Others vs. the Secretary of State for the Home Department. On March 29, 2001, the UK Secretary of State added the LTTE to the list of proscribed organisations in Schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2001. Thereafter, another group made an application for de-proscription and that too was refused by the Secretary of State. The Appeals Commission dismissed the appeal and ordered the proscription of the LTTE in the UK to continue.

Source: Sunday Times June 23, 2024 02:09 UTC