Dutch Tamils directly links with LTTE - Radio Netherlands

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Dutch Tamils directly links with LTTE - Radio Netherlands

Four Dutch Tamils who were arrested have direct links with terrorist LTTE, the Radio Netherlands said.
The Tamils who are currently on trial in the Netherlands, are accused of extorting money from other Dutch Tamils.
The LTTE has been listed as a terrorist organisation by the European Union since 2006.
In court in the Hague, the Public Prosecutor said the four men were also charged with organising illegal lotteries (with all proceeds going to the LTTE) and for being members of a criminal and terrorist organisation.
The four suspects, who appeared in court, are believed to have listed the names of all Tamil families living in the Netherlands, indicating who pays money to the LTTE and who doesn't. According to the Public Prosecutor, those who do pay money are often forced into doing so.
Around 10,000 of the Tamil diaspora currently live in the Netherlands.
The Public Prosecutor stressed the fact that the Tamil Tigers "are a violent and ruthless" organisation, who fought their war with the Sri Lankan government with bomb attacks and other forms of serious violence, while recruiting and deploying child soldiers.
The four suspects' court case will probably take many more months , as Dutch police are still investigating many of the charges against the four men, the Radio Netherlands further said.
Courtesy : president's media