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SLMM to check Tiger police
By Shelani Perera
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission will take up with LTTE the issue of the Tigers' interference in law enforcement in government-controlled areas in the North and East.

SLMM deputy chief Hagrup Hauckland said the issue would be taken up when outgoing SLMM Chief Trond Furuhovde meets LTTE's political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan on Tuesday and eastern military leader Karuna on Thursday.
He said reports of LTTE interference in law enforcement had been received from Mannar, Vauvniya, Batticaloa and Trincomalee.

"The LTTE won't allow the police to carry out their duty. This is a serious problem as it affects the security and normalcy in the area," Mr. Hauckland said. The complaints relate to investigations being carried out by the LTTE on land disputes, money transactions and other matters in government-controlled areas.

Reports from the east said LTTE interference in government-controlled areas has increased after it set up courts and police stations. Maj. Gen. Furuhovde is also expected to take up continuing complaints about child abduction and recruitment by the LTTE.

Meanwhile, the ICRC's outgoing Trincomalee representative, Lina Milner, said they were probing complaints of child abductions by armed groups.

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