A challenge against the European Union’s proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has been heard at the European Court of Justice last week.
According to TamilNet, the hearing exposed serious flaws in the evidence used to proscribe the organisation in 2006.
The European Council reportedly drew on Indian anti-terror law as a suitable precedent and used Wikipedia articles as a source of information.
Victor Koppe, the attorney representing the LTTE, told the court that, “the refusal to delist the LTTE prevents the Tamil diaspora from organising itself into an effective partner in the defence of Tamil rights through political means.”
The attorney told TamilNet after the hearing that he was pleased with the way proceedings concluded and that a judgement was expected within the next 6 months.