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Peace at risk if Army supports killings, warns LTTE
The LTTE has warned that the cease-fire and the peace process could face a risk if the army continues to support the killing of LTTE cadres in the east. The warning came in a statement issued by the LTTE Peace Secretariat, but a separate complaint has been lodged with the SLMM that the army had allegedly supported the persons who killed two LTTE cadres in Thannamunai, about two kilometres north-west of Batticaloa on Thursday.

SLMM spokesman Agnes Bragadottier last night confirmed to The Sunday Times that the LTTE had lodged a complaint about the two killings in the east. 'We have taken up the matter with the government Peace Secretariat and also forwarded to our office in Batticaloa for further investigations', she said.

The LTTE statement said that 250 metres on both sides of the location where the incident took place are two army sentry points and the killers had not been apprehended. "As stated by us in our communication this appears to be a continuing trend and we are highly perturbed over this. It is apparent that the killers have the assistance of the SLA (army) and we request you to advise the government that if the SLA continues to act in this manner the entire peace process and the ceasefire agreement are being placed in heavy risk and dire consequence have to be faced. We are afraid that it may become impossible for us to be patient onlookers of this cavalier fashion in which killings are being carried out.

"We trust that the SLMM will explore all avenues of investigations and institute remedial and preventive action. Urgent steps must be taken to conduct an in-depth inquiry and bring to book the culprits." The SLMM spokesperson also said they were continuing their investigations on the previous incidents in Batticaloa where seven LTTE cadres were killed in a camp for the disabled in Vavunathivu.
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