02-26-2006, 06:49 AM
<b>Democratic Tamil Activist Arrested In Geneva</b>
By Udara Soysa
V. Ramaraj, the Director of the Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) in United Kingdom and a leading Tamil democratic activist who has been covering Human Rights violations committed by the LTTE is being detained by the Swiss police under the charges made against him by LTTE activists in Geneva, according to sources from Geneva.
He had been organizing a pro-democratic protest against the LTTE activities in Geneva at the time of the arrest.
When contacted by The Independent, Swiss police declined to comment on his arrest. His family members told The Independent that the Swiss police have been giving contradictory statements on his arrest.
Meanwhile, Tamil democratic activists in UK and Europe are working on his release.
"This is very unfortunate incident. People like Ramaraj are risking lives working for democratic values amongst the Tamils. Several Sri Lankan newspapers including The Island have been carrying false stories about Ramaraj. All based on LTTE propaganda. It is vital that the Sri Lankan politicians give proper attention this case and seek for the immediate release of Mr. Ramaraj", said Vathanan Kumarathurai, spokesperson for Tamil Democratic Forum in Denmark to The Independent.
http://www.independentsl.com/cgi-bin/newss....cgi?record=342
By Udara Soysa
V. Ramaraj, the Director of the Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) in United Kingdom and a leading Tamil democratic activist who has been covering Human Rights violations committed by the LTTE is being detained by the Swiss police under the charges made against him by LTTE activists in Geneva, according to sources from Geneva.
He had been organizing a pro-democratic protest against the LTTE activities in Geneva at the time of the arrest.
When contacted by The Independent, Swiss police declined to comment on his arrest. His family members told The Independent that the Swiss police have been giving contradictory statements on his arrest.
Meanwhile, Tamil democratic activists in UK and Europe are working on his release.
"This is very unfortunate incident. People like Ramaraj are risking lives working for democratic values amongst the Tamils. Several Sri Lankan newspapers including The Island have been carrying false stories about Ramaraj. All based on LTTE propaganda. It is vital that the Sri Lankan politicians give proper attention this case and seek for the immediate release of Mr. Ramaraj", said Vathanan Kumarathurai, spokesperson for Tamil Democratic Forum in Denmark to The Independent.
http://www.independentsl.com/cgi-bin/newss....cgi?record=342