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| Sri Lankan gov't to introduce tough anti-terror laws to counter LTTE |
| 2006-12-08 |
| (KUNA) -- The Sri Lankan government will introduce tough anti-terror laws amid increasing violence and fresh security threats from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's Minister for Health Nimal Siripala de Silva, told reporters in the capital Colombo Wednesday that laws were being introduced to crack down on terrorist activities. He said it would not hamper the Norwegian-backed peace process aimed at resolving the country's ethnic conflict, the news agency Indo-Asian News Service reported. "The new measures are mainly to counter terrorist activities," de Silva said adding that the Sri Lankan government has also decided to enforce the Prevention of Terrorism Act, the news agency said. The Prevention of Terrorism Act was suspended following a ceasefire agreement between Sri Lankan government and LTTE in February 2002. Since December 2004, more than 3,200 civilians, security personnel and rebels have been killed in Sri Lanka. |
| Posted by:Fred |