Aussie concerned over Tigers

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Australia's Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans has conceded there are concerns about suspected LTTE cadres being sent back to Sri Lanka.

The government and the Australian Tamil Congress say an international report has highlighted some issues.

The International Crisis Group has called for an independent inquiry into last year's civil war in Sri Lanka and says there's evidence of war crimes committed by both sides.

Dr Sam Pari from the Australian Tamil Congress has welcomed the report, especially the call for any potential witnesses to be protected.

"Because if they're sent back the Sri Lankan government will target them," he said

Senator Evans says while its too early to speculate, sending a suspected LTTE cadre back is an issue.
"Clearly there is a major problem with the idea of returning serious former Tamil Tiger operatives to Sri Lanka without very strong assurances from the Sri Lankan government," he said.

Earlier this year, the Australian Government froze asylum applications from Tamils, saying conditions in Sri Lanka were improving. (Australia Network News)

Comments - 24

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:52 AM

"Sri Lankan Govt will target them?" Oh! what a lovable statement. How innocent LTTE are?? Why didn't you say anything that the LTTE terrorists were targeting innocent people in SL for 30 yrs??
Dear Minister, your statement shows how are you & your Govt (b'cos you are a Minister of Ausis Govt) care for the LTTE terrorists and keep the trust on diplomatic status of SL.
Please do not feed the snakes, they will bite you someday. Can you remember about Rajiv Gandhi?

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 10:48 PM

Please keep them! Look after their human rights! Good luck!

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 08:12 AM

Minister Evans, it is a matter of great regret that you have not cared to ascertain the ground situation obtaining in Sri Lanka and allowed yourself to be influenced by the Tamil diaspora propaganda.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 08:07 AM

Please keep them there as criminals are not strange to Australian. Their thinking is that the next generation of criminals would be good citizens because most original Australians hava criminal ancestry.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:47 AM

The foolish Aussies are quite welcome to keep the terrorists. One day they'd pay back by bombing a mall!!!

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:40 AM

aney please dont send them here, they are better off with your hospitality. They will teach a few tricks on how to bomb your opponents

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:26 AM

keep the terrorists in aussie. at this rate eelam will be achieved in sydneypuram. anyone who can't live as a sri-lankan ina united sri-lanka is welcome to go to sydneypuram.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:21 AM

Why did they take such people in, in the first place. When a genuine visitor wants to visit Australia, what a lot of red tape there is.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:21 AM

Pirius, sadly, just using the word "Mates" does not make you Australian! The Australians I know truly stand up for human rights, justice and peace.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:16 AM

Kavitha, how they becom rich is not the matter. What CW wanted to say was that those rich tamil business men are also living in Colombo peacfully. Don't try to misslead ppl.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 06:50 AM

The business men or rich (Tamils) arent born are they are... they come up with hard working.. not by someone's mercy and not with the help of government... it's unfortunate that you didn't know the hardships faced by those business men to come to this stage..

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 06:44 AM

I am an Australian. I think Minister Evans and PM Rudd should resign honorably for bungling on this entire issue from the beginning. They are putting all of Australians in grave danger for generations to come. Hey, Kevin and Chris, prepare to depart after the next elections, Mates! I voted for your stupid party last time, and will NEVER vote for you again. You blokes are so foolish to believe anything the LTTE Terrorist Supporters in Aussie say. Idiots!

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:42 AM

Hon. Minister, your opinion/views are absolutly correct and you have hit the nail on the head, which is highly appreciated. You also very well know about the "so called assurances" those can be given by GOSL !!!! So, please protect those who are really in need of protection by Australia.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:42 AM

Perfect, Aussis can keep them for ever, belive they have common interests, if you look into the Aussi history, they did the same to Aboriginals, Kill them & take their land. So the thinking paterns do not differ much even now n then.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:20 AM

Dear Dr.Sam Peri,

Please do not send those terrorists back to Sri Lanka,It would be a great help for all peace loving Sri Lankans,specially for our beloved Tamil people who live peacefully with others.You cam keep those suicide pomers with you.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:16 AM

if Australia Gov. is very serious about this situation and if they presume that they will be targeted them if they send back , Please keep them and feed them as usual

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:15 AM

Kugan, SL can give an assurance for those terrorist that they will be trated with Sri Lankan law. SL is no more a joker to feed terrorists like Ausies.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:03 AM

What assurance do you need to give a terrorist mate.They will get arrested at the Airport and will face Punishment. If you want to save them keep them in Aussie like you have kept many terrorist for years and also boat people.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:02 AM

Australia was the open prison for the British Empire century ago. So Please keep these terrorists with you and take care of them until they bite you.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:58 AM

Well ...You are welcome to keep them so that they can create a separate homeland in Australia in near future.
these Aussies are dumb enough to keep and feed these so called asylem seeekers by spending billions of dollars. they have cut down the payments for childcare given to Australian families from this budget so that they can use that money to feed the asylem seekers/terrorists

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:58 AM

Yes if they have murdered people , they have to be persecuted

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:46 AM

We do not need to have LTTE terrorists/traitors on our soil. Aussies are welcome to keep them, but make sure that they do not create trouble there as well.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:45 AM

How many Tamils visited SL during & after the war. How many were arrested? Mr Evans you do not have to be a Rocket Scientist to know the hidden agenda behind Dr Sam Pari's announcement. Dr Pari had the priviledge of Free Education under a so called " Sinhalese Racist" Govt". For a fact, majority of businessmen in Colombo are Tamils. Where is this genocide, arrest, persecution coming from. Pls don't fall prey to this malicious propaganda of pro LTTE losers.

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:44 AM

please keep them with you sir. Australia has a huge land compare to sri lanka. I dont think that you mind giving them a small land one day. May be at least christmass island ?

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