Germany arrests LTTE suspect involved in Kadirgamar’s killing

17 January 2019 09:31 pm

German authorities have arrested an LTTE suspect alleged to have been involved in the 2005 assassination of foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, foreign media reports said.

According to federal prosecutors, the 39-year-old Navanithan G was arrested in Southwestern Germany on Wednesday.

The man, whose surname wasn't released because of Germany privacy laws, is accused of membership in a foreign terrorist organization, murder and attempted murder.

Prosecutors said the suspect was part of the group's secret police, participating in the killing of Sri Lankan foreign minister Kadirgamar in August 2005 and the attempted killing of Eelam People’s Democratic Party leader Douglas Devananda.