The British High Commission in Colombo said the government is studying the recent EU judgement which annulled measures taken against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

According to The Sunday Leader, a high commission spokesperson said that the EU ruling does not affect the ban on the LTTE in the UK, under the Terrorism Act.

“This is separate from the EU provisions. But it is also important to note that the EU Court judgment is a legal decision on procedural grounds and not a political decision by the EU member states. The judgment did not involve any substantive assessment of the classification of the LTTE as a terrorist group,

"We, like others, are studying the judgment and appropriate next steps; and for the time being, the freeze on LTTE funds imposed by the EU has been maintained for another three months. In the UK, it is illegal to supply funds to the LTTE under our Terrorism Act 2000,” " the spokesperson said.

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