Travel restrictions have been placed on the North to prevent foreign elements funding another war against the Sri Lankan government, said the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) coalition party's general secretary on Monday.
Susil Premajayanth added that the lifting of the European Union ban on the LTTE could be blamed on pro-LTTE diaspora and stressed that the government had a responsibility to prevent another war, reports Colombo Gazette.
"Susil Premajayanth said that if the LTTE ban is lifted in the EU as a result of the EU court ruling it could allow LTTE elements to fund another war in the north," reports Colombo Gazette.
The official added that "the pro-LTTE diaspora is very much active in the EU and pushed for the ban on the LTTE to be lifted."
"The Government has a responsibility to prevent another war from taking place and so such security measures have to be taken," he was further reported as saying.
Travel restriction to North designed to prevent Tamils giving evidence to UN inquiry says TNPF (20 October 2014)
UK, Canada, Australia warn citizens of Sri Lanka's restrictions on travel to North (19 October 2014)
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