Kilinochchi man with British citizenship detained at BIA over terrorist funding

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Colombo, Dec 01 (Daily Mirror) - A 43-year-old man from Kilinochchi, who holds British citizenship, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) due to a travel ban imposed on him in 2009.

The man, who had left the country in 2009 and acquired British citizenship, is accused of collecting funds for a terrorist group from the UK. He had allegedly returned to Sri Lanka and distributed the money to individuals in the Colombo and Vanni areas.

According to the police, the Colombo (North) Crime Division had obtained the travel ban from the Colombo Magistrate's Court in connection with the suspect’s activities in 2009.

The suspect arrived at the Katunayake Airport on Saturday (30) and was detained by Immigration and Emigration officials after being alerted by the airport police.

The Airport Police and the Colombo (North) Crime Division are continuing their investigations.

Comments - 14

Immigration has regained its memory! Sunday, 01 December 2024 11:34 AM

Arrested after 15 years? Great job. Immigration officers have miraculously regained their memory power after more than a decade! Was it a loss of memory or somebody sitting on their heads and forcing them to keep their eyes closed?

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Kuriosity Sunday, 01 December 2024 11:49 AM

Common Sense. The immigration officers dont need to remember everyone who has a travel ban. That would be impossible. Once a travel ban is issued its on the immigration system. Thats how you get caught.

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EITHER WAY, WELL DONE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES RETURNING BACK TO THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. Sunday, 01 December 2024 12:59 PM

IMMIGRATION.....IT CAN BE WHAT YOU PRESUME OR IT CAN BE THE GUY HAS NOT RETURNED SINCE HE LEFT AND OBTAINED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP. IF THIS IS HIS FIRST RETURN SINCE 2009, WELL DONE AT LEAST NOW IMMIGRATION IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD UNDER ANURA/NPP GOVT. WE NEED TO RETURN TO A COUNTRY WHERE ALL RELIGIONS AND RACES CAN LIVE IN PEACE WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION.

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Immigration Officer Sunday, 01 December 2024 02:07 PM

Are you for real ? Immigration Officers act according to what information available for them in the system. This guy has left for UK

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Ram P Sunday, 01 December 2024 03:27 PM

Good work. Court orders are Airport website indefinitely until the job is done is good to hear

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Jaffna Man Sunday, 01 December 2024 04:10 PM

Distributing fund to people in Vanni? Whixh means he is doing charity work. What is really funding terrorist organization now in Sri lanka?

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I GUESS THE POLICEWOULD HAVE TO PROVE THEIR CLAIMS. Sunday, 01 December 2024 10:43 PM

IF HE WAS DOING CHARITY THE POLICE WOULD HAVE CLARIFIED, BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHARITY AND FUNDING THE LTTE. ANYWAY, IT APPEARS HE WAS ON THE WANTED LIST, LET'S SEE HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.

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Jack Monday, 02 December 2024 02:20 AM

they never learn the lesson and then they will beg for tamil diaspora money.

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Nimali S Sunday, 01 December 2024 06:10 PM

Bravely hunted down. Worthy of a top slot.

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Will British try to rescue this LTTE organiser Sunday, 01 December 2024 06:39 PM

Had he initially arrived days ago and given away all the money to terrorists before coming back to the airport to fly back to the UK before getting caught? Anyhow, expect the he will try engage the British government to save him, and then he will redouble his efforts to cause terror here. Government must give him life in imprisonment otherwise he will surely cause deaths of many.

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Joker Sunday, 01 December 2024 10:53 PM

He would have returned thinking that crazy joker who was elected to parliament from Jaffna will protect him.

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Pethum James Monday, 02 December 2024 05:45 AM

There are a few guys who have participated in ' Aragalaya' with me ,are now commending the jailing of Youtubers under new ' Cyber laws'.I do not get it.If the Gota has done that,they would have protested against it and shouted against it from the roof- tops.What Hypocrites!

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Bokka Monday, 02 December 2024 07:56 AM

May be he wanted to help poor, who he saw suffering due to war then.

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navratne willamune Monday, 02 December 2024 08:46 AM

computers dont forget,humans do

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