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Tamils fear police backlash
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AdvertisementAustralian Tamils could be ostracised following raids in Melbourne targeting a group suspected of assisting the Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, a community spokesman says.
Federal and Victorian police yesterday raided an undisclosed number of residences across Melbourne, including a house in East Burwood in the city's east.
Newspaper reports suggest those targeted by the raids were suspected of providing material support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a group that has waged a 30-year battle for a separate homeland in northern Sri Lanka.
There were no arrests and the investigation is ongoing, a Federal Police spokeswoman said today.
The spokeswoman confirmed materials were seized at the properties but would not identify the items taken.
The raids were not linked to the arrest of 18 men on anti-terror charges following a series of raids in Melbourne and Sydney earlier this month.
Tamil community spokesman Ratnam Kandasamy said the Tamil Tigers had never posed any threat to Australia and had been at peace and in talks with the Sri Lankan government for several years.
With tensions already high following the earlier anti-terror raids, Mr Kandasamy said he feared a backlash against the Tamils.
"My worry is that the Tamil community could be misunderstood and targeted like the Muslim community," he told AAP.
"We have to live in peace in this country. We have integrated into Australian society, and I can't understand why this has happened.
"The Australian press has a great responsibility to look at these reports and explain so they can educate the public.
"My worry is that peace in this country will be lost because the situation in Sri Lanka will be misunderstood by Australians."
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/tam...2703305656.html
Tamils fear police backlash
Email Print Normal font Large font November 24, 2005 - 4:47PM
Advertisement
AdvertisementAustralian Tamils could be ostracised following raids in Melbourne targeting a group suspected of assisting the Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, a community spokesman says.
Federal and Victorian police yesterday raided an undisclosed number of residences across Melbourne, including a house in East Burwood in the city's east.
Newspaper reports suggest those targeted by the raids were suspected of providing material support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a group that has waged a 30-year battle for a separate homeland in northern Sri Lanka.
There were no arrests and the investigation is ongoing, a Federal Police spokeswoman said today.
The spokeswoman confirmed materials were seized at the properties but would not identify the items taken.
The raids were not linked to the arrest of 18 men on anti-terror charges following a series of raids in Melbourne and Sydney earlier this month.
Tamil community spokesman Ratnam Kandasamy said the Tamil Tigers had never posed any threat to Australia and had been at peace and in talks with the Sri Lankan government for several years.
With tensions already high following the earlier anti-terror raids, Mr Kandasamy said he feared a backlash against the Tamils.
"My worry is that the Tamil community could be misunderstood and targeted like the Muslim community," he told AAP.
"We have to live in peace in this country. We have integrated into Australian society, and I can't understand why this has happened.
"The Australian press has a great responsibility to look at these reports and explain so they can educate the public.
"My worry is that peace in this country will be lost because the situation in Sri Lanka will be misunderstood by Australians."
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