Tamils who registered to reclaim personal assets from the Sri Lankan government, that were confiscated from banks running in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) de-facto state, have been detained by the Sri Lankan army.
Following a government announcement alleging that all gold that had been deposited in the LTTE banks would be returned to Tamil families, families in the North-East travelled to Kilinochi on Thursday.
After being summoned to army camps, details of those that registered to reclaim jewellery were then documented. The groups were then separated into gendered based groups and detained, the Uthayan reports.
During the final stage of the ethnic conflict, the Sri Lankan government confiscated all Tamil assets that had been stored at banks run in the LTTE de-facto state.
Following a government announcement alleging that all gold that had been deposited in the LTTE banks would be returned to Tamil families, families in the North-East travelled to Kilinochi on Thursday.
After being summoned to army camps, details of those that registered to reclaim jewellery were then documented. The groups were then separated into gendered based groups and detained, the Uthayan reports.
During the final stage of the ethnic conflict, the Sri Lankan government confiscated all Tamil assets that had been stored at banks run in the LTTE de-facto state.