Tigers can seek UK asylum

A British Court has ruled that being a member of the Tamil Tigers, which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the government, should not prevent an individual claiming asylum. Their ruling was made in the case of "R" who joined the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1992, at the age of 10. The Tamil Tigers, or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, have been involved in a bloody struggle in Sri Lanka, that stretches back 30 years. "R" occupied various positions until, at the age of 18, he was appointed to lead a mobile unit transporting members of the intelligence division through the jungles to Colombo. He also acted as chief security guard to the leader of the intelligence division and second in command of the combat unit of the intelligence division. In October 2006 he was sent under cover to Colombo to await further instructions but two months later he discovered that the Sri Lankan government was aware of his presence in the capital.   www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/2455-tigers-can-seek-uk-asylum.html