Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said
that identities of those arriving illegally
in Australia and other countries, particularly
in Europe, seeking political refuge are protected,
reports Daily News. Thousands
of Sri Lankans had received new identities
and it therefore denies Sri Lanka an opportunity
to target organized criminal gangs responsible
for sending people abroad. “Many listed missing
during the war could have obtained new identities
courtesy foreign Governments. Foreign Governments,
including Australia, had refused to assist
Sri Lanka in investigations aimed at locating
missing persons now living overseas under
new identities”. He said.
Meanwhile, naval personnel attached to the
Eastern Naval Command had recovered 12.7mm
anti-air craft gun and a Multi-Purpose Machine
Gun (MPMG) in the seas off Kuchchaveli from
a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
attack craft in the seas during a salvage
operation carried out on April 8. |
