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Lanka: Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation to appeal High Court ruling

Mon, 2006-09-11 04:33

By Munza Mushtaq - Reporting from Colombo for Asian Tribune

Colombo, 11 September, (Asiantribune.com): The Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) is seriously considering to appeal the recent Colombo High Court ruling which saw the freezing of its accounts for a six-month period.

TRO project consultant Arjunan Ethirveerasingam told the "Asian Tribune" that his organization is currently holding discussions with legal experts as to what their future course of action should be, and was also looking at the possibility of appealing the court decision.

"We are going to make every effort to secure the release of our funds," he said. But according to Mr. Ethirveerasingam, apart from the private banks informing them of the TRO accounts being frozen, the organization has not received any official charge sheet from either the Central Bank or even the Courts spelling out the charges.

"But our lawyers are at work trying to obtain the charge sheet after which our next step will be decided on," he noted.

The TRO official also categorically denied that his organization had any links to the LTTE. "If we are to enter into a LTTE-controlled area, as a regular procedure, we approach the LTTE to gain permission to get into the area. This is normal; we apply the same rule when entering government-controlled areas too," Mr. Ethirveerasingam said.

Since registering with the Government of Sri Lanka as a charity, TRO has responded to all requests for financial and project information made by the Ministry of Social Services, the Ministry of Foreign Resources and the Parliamentary Select Committee on NGOs promptly and exhaustively. There have never been any follow-up questions or requests to testify before any committees or courts, the organization added.

On Tuesday the Colombo High Court reaffirmed the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank's decision to freeze all accounts of the TRO.

The organization also claimed that the frozen funds amounting to approximately Rs. 75,000,000 (US$ 750,000) were targeted for Tsunami-related projects which would benefit the Tamil, Muslim and Sinhala communities of the North and East.

- Asian Tribune