Defence Ministry clarifies on blacklisting and delisting of persons and organizations
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry yesterday (August 16) issued a clarification on Sri Lanka lifting the ban imposed on several Tamil diaspora organisations, the Defence Ministry says that such inclusions and exclusions for blacklisted individuals and organisations are routinely carried out by relevant authorities after observation and careful study over a continuous period of time.
Press Release:
According to the blacklisting and delisting of persons, 577 individuals and 18 organizations were blacklisted in the year 2021 for financing terrorism under the United Nations Regulation No. 01 of 2012.
After a series of discussions and careful study conducted at the Ministry of Defence by a committee consisting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Attorney General’s Department, key Intelligence Agencies, Law Enforcing Agencies and Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and based on reports and evidences with regard to the financing terrorism by individuals and organizations, recommendations were submitted for the listing and delisting.
Accordingly, among the aforesaid 577 individuals and 18 organizations, a decision was made to delist 316 individuals and 06 organizations since they are no longer continue to fund terrorist activities.
Furthermore, it has been decided to blacklist 55 individuals and 03 organizations those recently recognized as active in financing terrorism during the period.
Thus, forwarding the recommendation of the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 29, 2022 for their consent, 316 individuals and 15 organisations were blacklisted on August 1, 2022 by Extraordinary Gazette No. 2291/02.
Such inclusions and exclusions for blacklisted individuals and organisations are routinely carried out by relevant authorities after observation and careful study over a continuous period of time.
Relevant authorities remain to be vigilant on the activities of the delisted individuals and organizations and will ban them again, if raising of funds for financing terrorism is resumed, the Ministry of Defence further said.
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RW carefully avoided signing the delisting and instead Defence Secretary Kamal signed this historical document. It is also fishy that the new 3 Agencies blacklisted are Muslim entities! So, they are actively financing terrorism!!!
Amarakoon,
All Muslim Organisations are not terrorists.
The signing of the order is an admin function that is done in the Ministry.
Hence, The Secretary, Defense, signed off the order.
Hi Ms. R. de. Abrew, We all know all Muslim Organizations are not terror outfits! I never said that. “‘Furthermore, it has been decided to blacklist 55 individuals and 03 organizations those recently recognized as active in financing terrorism during the period.” These 3 organizations recently added happened to be Muslim Organizations. You can’t wash your hands by saying the signing of the order is an admin affair. This is the decision of the government and the head of the government is RW. I am sure this has been done keeping September Geneva HR sessions in mind and it will have a much impact if our executive president signed it. That is my opinion!