25 October 2023 10:44 am Views - 204
By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya
The Ministry of Defence has taken action to remove the names of two individuals who had been blacklisted due to their alleged support for terrorism and related activities.
The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General Kamal Gunaratne, issued a Gazette notification on Monday (23), officially removing the names of these two persons from the blacklist.
The individuals removed from the blacklist are Niklapillai Antony Emil Lakshmi Kanthan, also known as Ramesh, hailing from Maradawadi Mawatha, Weppamkulam, Vavuniya, and Murugesu Sri Sanmugarajah, residing on Kachcheriya Road, Nallur, Jaffna. Ramesh, who had been the subject of an Interpol Red notice since July 27, 2010, due to his alleged involvement in terrorism-related activities, had been on the blacklist since 2014.
The Ministry clarified that the list of designated individuals, groups, and entities published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1854/41 on March 21, 2014, has been periodically updated and amended.