UK police drop investigations into 4 Tamils arrested at Luton Airport

<p>Police have dropped their investigation into 4 Tamils who were arrested at Luton airport under suspicion that they belonged to a proscribed organisation which would violate section 11 of the Terrorism act 2000.</p> <p>The individuals arrested include a 35, 39 and 41-year-old male. A 35-year-old woman was with them but was granted bail. They have since been released.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Read more here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/british-counter-terror-police-arr…">British counter-terror police arrest four ‘Sri Lankan nationals’ at airport</a></strong></p> <p>MTC &amp; Co Solicitors, who are representing these individuals, have responded to the Home Office insisting on the need for Tamil interpreters.&nbsp;</p> <p>In September, two Tamil activists were also arrested by British counter-terrorism police at Heathrow airport just before their flights to Geneva where they would participate in a protest outside the UN Human Rights Council, calling for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Read more here:&nbsp;<u><a href="https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/2-tamil-activists-arrested-counte…">2 Tamil activists arrested by counter-terrorism police at Heathrow</a></u></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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