12-24-2004, 06:15 PM
Sri Lankan senior rebel leader's relative deported by Canada
COLOMBO, Dec. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The brother-in-law of Tamil Tiger rebels' political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan has been deported to Sri Lanka from Canada, the local website Lankapage said on Friday.
Thamilselvan Nandagopal alias Gopu, 32, a frontline leader of the World Tamil Movement (WTM), a Tiger front organization, was involved in raising funds for the rebels and was deported following his unsuccessful asylum application after living there for more than nine years, the website said.
Gopu, described as a failed refugee claimant, has been arrestedearly this month because of his involvement with Thamilselvan and the links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
He had arrived in Canada on a student visa and registered at the Carleton University in Ottawa, but dropped out a year later and started off as a volunteer at the WTM.
The move to deport Thamilselvan's brother comes in the wake of other western countries getting tough with Sri Lankans seeking asylum. Germany has also been scrutinizing asylum applications andhas deported dozens of Lankans over the past few months.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/...ent_2377155.htm
COLOMBO, Dec. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The brother-in-law of Tamil Tiger rebels' political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan has been deported to Sri Lanka from Canada, the local website Lankapage said on Friday.
Thamilselvan Nandagopal alias Gopu, 32, a frontline leader of the World Tamil Movement (WTM), a Tiger front organization, was involved in raising funds for the rebels and was deported following his unsuccessful asylum application after living there for more than nine years, the website said.
Gopu, described as a failed refugee claimant, has been arrestedearly this month because of his involvement with Thamilselvan and the links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
He had arrived in Canada on a student visa and registered at the Carleton University in Ottawa, but dropped out a year later and started off as a volunteer at the WTM.
The move to deport Thamilselvan's brother comes in the wake of other western countries getting tough with Sri Lankans seeking asylum. Germany has also been scrutinizing asylum applications andhas deported dozens of Lankans over the past few months.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/...ent_2377155.htm
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