5 years today - SL military imports gas masks, TNA warns international aid will be used in war against Tamils

03 May 2014

May 3 2009 - Fears that military is preparing to use illegal weapons, after report of a shipment of gas masks being imported, TNA warns international aid will be used in war against Tamils The Sri Lankan Military deployed heavy and prohibited  weapons to the front lines in preparation for a final onslaught on the No Fire Zone, sources in Colombo toldTamilNet.Further reports detailed the shipment of gas masks to soldiers in what was thought to be preparation for the use of illegal chemical weapons.In a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi, a team of TNA parliamentarians warned the diplomat that any aid given to the Sri Lankan government would be used against the Tamils.TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran, in a meeting shortly after the meeting said, 

“We told the Japanese Ambassador that Sri Lanka government plans to place the Internally Displaced Tamils held in detention centres permanently in sheds for at least five years and we asked him not to give aid meant for Tamils rehabilitation to the government as it is certain that the money will be use din the war against the Tamils instead.”

See full statementhere.  

Eastern Province parliamentarians from the TNA accused the government of appropriating land of displaced persons and colonising Tamil traditional areas on the border of Trincomalee and Batticaloa. 

02 May 2014 - No Fire Zone hospital shelled, international investigation needed for enduring peace says LTTEThe Sri Lankan Army shelled the final remaining No Fire Zone hospital twice killing 64 people, after receiving the exact location coordinates of the building, reported TamilNet.A worker at the hospital, 3 days earlier, confirmed the hospital’s location with members of the ICRC who intended to pass the location on to the Sir Lankan government to stop them from shelling hospitals.The LTTE, citing their declaration of a ceasefire on April 26, warned that Sri Lanka was a ’to eradicate a distinct Tamil identity,’ and that international intervention would now be needed for ‘enduring peace on the island.’The statement further said, “It is in the face of this situation that we seek the recognition and the support of the international community for our struggle. It is a struggle for democracy and an enduring peace based on our aspirations as a people. Should the Sri Lankan regime be permitted to continue with its ultimate objective of imposing a ‘final solution’ through military means, we have no doubt that it will destabilize the region.” See full statement here.                                    Continue Reading →