The background of Mathavarasa Sathananthan's killing
Mathavarasa Sathananthan (26) lived in Sivapuri in Trincomalee town with his wife Jegatheeswari. He worked at a goldsmith workshop making jewelry for order. Sathananthan hails from Kadatkaraichenai in Sampoor in the LTTE area of Trincomalee district. Sathananthan’s brother is a member of the LTTE.
 A quick a mode of travel from Trincomalee town to Kadatkaraichenai is to take the ferry from Trincomalee to Mutur and cross the border checkpoint at Kaddaiparichchan and enter the LTTE area. On 26 May around 9.30 am, Sathananthan, his wife and an uncle arrived by ferry from Trincomalee town to Mutur jetty to go to their village in LTTE area. 
Mutur jetty like the Trincomalee jetty is heavily controlled by the Sri Lankan Navy. There are Sri Lankan Navy camps as well as Sri Lankan police camps around the Mutur jetty. The entire jetty area is like a Sri Lankan Navy complex. After getting off the ferry the three passengers went into an eating place to have breakfast. The eating place is located next to the Sri Lankan Navy camp (see map). Just as the three were finishing their meal, Sri Lankan Navy men arrived and took the uncle to the back of the shop for investigations. When the uncle was released, the SLN took Sathananthan for investigation. When he was also released the three travelers left the shop. As they left the shop, four or five men in civilian clothes took Sathananthan away through the SLN barrier, pushed him into a white-van and drove away. His wife immediately went and complained to the SLN camp and the police both of which were very close by. Both said they do not know anything about it and shooed her away. The uncle in the meantime noticed that the men in civil clothes who abducted Sathananthan were also at the back of the shop when the SLN were investigating him. Therefore they were also there when Sathananthan was investigated. Distraught wife and uncle went to ICRC but were told they do not work on Saturdays. SLMM was also told of the abduction. By night the same day, Sathananthan’s wife heard the news that her husband’s dead body was found in front of the St Methodist Church in Muthur two Kilometres from the Mutur jetty. Sathananthan’s body had marks showing that his body was pierced with wire. His mustache has been plucked. There were burn marks on his face. His legs were broken. Sathananthan’s funeral took place on Sunday at his home.
03 June 2006
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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