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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coolgayathra" data-source="post: 4491447" data-attributes="member: 163639">Elakiri ekek inna samahara senior membersla LTTE ekata kade yana threads dana eka dan purudduak wela .un seramaat pissu. samahara kollo kisima wagak,bibagayakin thorawa news dano no source nothing plzz dont do that Kotinta support kiyala kollek thread ekka dalla thibba amnesty gana menna true story eka Govt. offers amnesty to LTTE Cadres who lay down arms and surrender will be rehabilitatedBy Leon BerengerThe Government has decided on an amnesty for all LTTE members who lay down their arms and surrender and those currently held in detention without trial, Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe told The Sunday Times last night. <img src="http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090503/images/mahinda-samarasighe.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Minister Mahinda SamarasinghHe said the regulations for this purpose were being drafted in consultation with the Attorney General and they would cover anyone in the LTTE who agreed to lay down weapons and surrender to the security forces. "This includes those still holding on to arms in the no-fire zone and continue to engage the security forces in hostile battle. However the amnesty will not be granted to those who have already been charged or convicted in courts. In these cases, the legal process will be applied," the minister said. He said an undisclosed number of LTTE members had come along with the displaced people to the camps in the Wanni. "While some have confessed they are members of the LTTE, others are being investigated for their links with the group,” Mr. Samarasinghe said. He said he was not aware of the exact number of the LTTE cadres among the displaced people, but other officials put the figure at about 3000. Mr. Samarasinghe said the LTTE members would be rehabilitated and later allowed to re-integrate with the others after investigators were convinced that they have shunned separatism. Officials said that around 1000 LTTE people had already confessed their involvement with the LTTE and were undergoing rehabilitation in special transit camps situated in the Wanni and elsewhere. Earlier the United Nations (UN) also urged the Government to consider a general amnesty for LTTE members who were willing to give up arms and surrender to the security anika thamay ape gotabay rajapakse kiyanne ela kollek kiyala mama kiwwane menna Both Miliband and Kouchner held talks with Bogollagama. Also present was Defence Secretary Rajapaksa. At least on two different occasions, one source said, Miliband interrupted Rajapaksa and there were some heated exchanges. Later, Rajapaksa did not hide his feelings in an interview with a visiting correspondent of Daily Telegraph, London. He launched an angry verbal attack on Britain Foreign Secretary Miliband. Saturday's Telegraph report by Dean Nelson said: "Mr Rajapaksa, who is known as a passionate and feisty advocate of completely crushing the Tamil Tigers and capturing its leadership, said Mr Miliband had interrupted him during their meeting". The Defence Secretary had complained about the co-ordinated pressure being put on his government by the international community and singled out this week's visit of Mr Miliband and Bernard Kouchner, his French counterpart, as a "waste of time".He and Miliband were reported to have had a "stand up row" in which the Foreign Secretary was trying to persuade the Sri Lankan Government to declare a ceasefire to allow civilians trapped in the fighting to leave. Referring to the interruption while the Defence Secretary was talking, Rajapaksa was quoted as saying, "Maybe it's his way but I don't mind his attitude or his ways. My issue is the present situation and why should he interfere in these things. That's what I told him. People in this country approve of what the President is doing and a leader must listen to people in his own country not the foreign minister of the UK".Rajapaksa said Britain and other members of the international community were now plaguing Sri Lanka with "unnecessary" visits to please the Tamil communities in their own countries but had not been so vocal when the Tamil Tigers had assassinated top Sri Lankan politicians and innocent civilians. The Telegraph reported added; "The two men had apparently clashed when Mr Miliband said he had received reports that army shelling was killing civilians. Mr Rajapaksa accused him in turn of believing BBC reports which he claimed were influenced by Tamil Tiger propaganda. "The British High Commission in Colombo denied it had been a row but admitted there had been an "open and frank exchange of views and strong opinions were aired". A spokesman for Mr Miliband said he was not aware of there being a Tamil community in the Foreign Secretary's South Shields constituency. "I take some exception to the suggestion that the Prime Minister, David Miliband, Bernard Kouchner, Hillary Clinton or the Ministers of the G8 and European Union are motivated in this by electoral politics rather than genuine humanitarian concern," he said. "It is not the first time that Mr Miliband has upset government ministers during a foreign trip. Earlier this year, the Indian Government lodged a complaint about his "aggressive" and "arrogant" manner during a visit to the country. A senior official spokesman said the (Sri Lanka) Government had been irritated by the Foreign Secretary's attitude, adding: "He did not come across as the foreign minister of a friendly nation". Both Miliband and Kouchner flew from Colombo to Embilipitiya for a meeting with President Rajapaksa. There, the Government had renovated an official bungalow overlooking the Chandrika Wewa. The meeting there, amidst cooler winds in a verandah, was nevertheless a heated one. There was one occasion when Rajapaksa said Sri Lankan troops had not caused any casualties to civilians, only to be countered by the visitors that they could not believe what he says. Rajapaksa's response came during a rally to mark the 104th birth anniversary of his late father the next day in Embilipitiya. In an obvious reference to the visit of the two Foreign Ministers, Rajapaksa asked why some foreigners are so concerned about civilians in the No-Fire Zone. Pointing out "even yesterday they had said that the security forces were using heavy weapons," he said "why are some western leaders so concerned." He said the Government was doing its utmost for the welfare of civilians and asked what more did world leaders want. He, once again, ruled out any ceasefire and asserted Government's commitment to continue the war until the guerrillas were completely defeated. Miliband and Kouchner then visited the camps housing the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) - one of which was even flying the French flag. They rushed back to Colombo and met with Opposition and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader Rauff Hakeem and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R. Sambandan - all of them smartly dressed in western suits. At these meetings however, all parties were more in agreement than in disagreement, each expressing the concerns of the humanitarian crisis that had arisen in the Wanni and elsewhere due to the security forces offensive. One of the things that came out of these meetings was the fact that a second generation of the Tamil Diaspora was now engaged in promoting the ideals of a separate state in Sri Lanka. Officials in the Anglo-French delegation had said that this was a matter of concern; their argument being that a military solution was not the final solution to what they kept calling the "ethnic problem" in Sri Lanka.But for now, the remarks of the Sri Lankan Government leaders and the defence Establishment have made it clear as clear can be , to both India and the other international players, that there would be no respite to the on-going military campaigns in the Wanni against what is left of the LTTE.</blockquote>

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