Government bans 14 persons from entering Sri Lanka due to LTTE links

Fourteen individuals with links to the LTTE have been barred from entering the country by the Government. 

Issuing an extraordinary gazette on Wednesday the Defence Ministry listed 14 individuals as designated persons who have connections with the LTTE in terms of terrorism-related activities and funding and financing of terrorism.  

The gazette, which was issued by Defence Ministry Secretary KapilaWaidyaratne, adds amendments to the List of Designated Persons under Regulations 4 (7) of the United Nations Regulations No. 1 of 2012.

According to the gazette, the names and designations of the 14 people are:

LTTE intelligence leaders Nadaraja Sathyaseelan alias Seel Maran, Antonyrasa Antony Calistor alias Parathan, and Jeewarathnam Jeewakumar alias Siranjeew.  

LTTE Air Wing Members Velaudan Pradeepkumar alias Kaleeban, Siwarasa Surendran alias Wadann, Sivagurunadan Murugadas alias Kadirawan, and Thirunilakandal Naguleshwaran alias Pushpanadan.

Flying Instructor of the former terrorist organisation Maheshwaran Ravichandran alias Mendis alias Thirukkumaran.  

Its International Financial Leader Sivasubramaniyam Jeyaganesh alias Ganesh alias Samraj, and Money Collector Ponnasami Paskaran alias Jeyakaran.

LTTE members Suresh Kumar Pradeepan, Kandasamy Krishnamoorthi alias Moorthi, Kamalasinham Arunakulasinham alias Kamal and Tony Jihan Murugesapillai.

The United Nations Regulations No. 01 of 2012 was issued by the Foreign Affairs Minister promulgating the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) designating individuals and entities related to terrorism and terrorist financing in the National level.

As per the Regulations 4 (7) of the United Nations Regulations No. 1 of 2012, institutions are required to identify and freeze funds, financial assets or economic resources belonging to designated persons listed by the Government and entities upon order by the Competent Authority.

Under the provisions of said regulations, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence has been appointed as the Competent Authority for the implementation of UNSCR 1373 and its successor resolutions in 

Sri Lanka.