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Swiss Police interrogate Tamil duo caught filming Sri Lanka's Geneva Mission

The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva
30th November 2007

The Diplomatic Police of Geneva questioned a Sri Lankan Tamil duo who were seen filming outside the Consulate this morning. The Consular Section is housed in the Permanent Mission.

The 30 year old woman who lives in Switzerland claimed to have come to the Consulate to renew her passport. She was accompanied by a 27 year old man resident in Italy. They were apprehended by the alert Consulate staff and were handed over for questioning to the Diplomatic Police of Geneva. The Consulate is closed on Fridays.

Their camcorder contained footage of both the outside of the building and public areas just outside the Consulate. The Consulate has obtained copies of the relevant pages of their passports and other documents. The Diplomatic Police of Geneva are conducting further inquiries.

The incident took place when the Sri Lankan Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe is currently in Geneva to brief Ambassadors and a top UN human rights official on the latest efforts undertaken by the Government of Sri Lanka regarding human rights.

This incident also comes a few months after the pro-Tiger website Nidarshanam.com, which is widely regarded to be under the direct supervision of LTTE intelligence chief Pottu Amman, targeted Sri Lanka's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka in its edition of June 26, 2007. He is also the Consul General for Switzerland.

Pro-Tiger website Nidarshanam.com has targeted Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka

http://lankapage.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/pro-tiger-website-nidarshanamcom-has-targeted-ambassador-dayan-jayatilleka

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