Canadian soil to become taboo to rudiments of fleeing Tiger Terrorists

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Canadian soil to become taboo to rudiments of fleeing Tiger Terrorists


Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Canada has made arrangements with Thailand and other “transit” countries to prevent human smugglers from sending boatloads of migrants to Canada. Redundant LTTE terrorist elements are using several countries as launching pads for smuggling remaining hard core terrorist elements and other Sri Lankans seeking green pasture in countries such as Canada, Australia and Malaysia. Canada has taken this move following information received that smugglers in Southeast Asia are arranging for another boatload to come to Canada.
Canadian government officials have told the Canadian Media that recent arrests of Sri Lankan Tamils in Thailand under Thai immigration laws are a reminder that human smuggling operators have also used Thailand as a transit country to target Canada’s immigration system. They have said that stronger cooperation with authorities in transit countries such as Thailand is part of the Government’s overall strategy to prevent human smugglers from abusing Canada’s immigration system.Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Stephen Harper has vowed to crack down on human smuggling after a ship carrying 492 Tamil migrants arrived in British Columbia last August. It was the second such ship in less than a year, and government officials say they fear Canada is becoming a magnet for asylum shoppers because of its generous policies.Meanwhile the Canadian government is to table anti-human-smuggling legislation this week that would serve as a further deterrent. The Canadian Tamil Congress, believed to be an off-shoot of the Tamil Tiger Terrorists, has raised objections saying the Canadian move would hurt legitimate refugees desperately searching for a safe place to live. A spokesman for the Tamil Congress David Poopalapillai has said that Canada cannot negate its international obligations and have countries such as Thailand to carry out its dirty workThai police raided 17 locations in Bangkok last week and arrested 155 Sri Lankans who had improper documentation and were suspected of waiting in Thailand to arrange asylum in a third country. Thai officials said that the arrested people included some suspected Tamil Tiger terrorist. Thailand has not signed international conventions that forbid countries from sending asylum seekers back to their home countries without due process, but Canada has signed this convention.The Canadian Immigration Minister Mr. Jason Kenney has announced that he would send former Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director Ward Elcock to Sri Lanka, Thailand and other countries to improve co-operation and information sharing.(niz).
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 October 2010 )