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“Interact effectively with the SriLankan government to control military harrassment”

“Incidents of military harrassment and provocation of civilians engaged in public demonstrations are on the increase and the SLMM need to effectively interact with the GOSL to drive home to the military that the Tamil people who are frustrated with the unproductive Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) are engaging in demonstrations to indicate to the world the plight in which they are and act with restraint” said the Head of the Political Division Mr.S.P.Tamilselvan in a meeting with the Head of SLMM Mr.Hagrup Haukland today 28 October 2005 at the Peace Secretariat in Kilinochchi.

Head of SLMM reiterated the necessity for both the parties, the GoSL and the LTTE to sit down in direct dialogue to resolve many problems related to the implementation of the CFA. Responding to Mr.Haukland, Mr.Tamilselvan said that the LTTE has been all the more willing to initiate discussions on the implementation of the CFA but Colombo is preoccupied with the presidential election and a decision has to come from Colombo. Citing instances of military excesses against peaceful demonstrators, Mr.Tamilselvan said that the LTTE had to withdraw its members from the Military occupied areas and therefore not in a position to interact with the people in the absence of security guarantees to its members. “It is therefore an urgent matter that the SLMM intervenes and create an atmosphere for our members to get back to the people in occupied areas lest they become restive” commented Mr.Tamilselvan.

Many other routine issues were discussed in the meeting in which the Head of Tamil Eelam Police Mr.P.Nadesan also participated

28 October 2005

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