LEADER OF U.S. ARM OF SRI LANKAN TERRORIST GROUP ARRESTED IN QUEENS, NY

Department of Justice
Eastern District of New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007
WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/NYE

LEADER OF U.S. ARM OF SRI LANKAN TERRORIST GROUP ARRESTED FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS

Arrest is the Latest in Ongoing Investigation of Terrorist Group’s Reliance On Individuals in the United States as a Major Source for Money, Arms, and Military Technology

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A complaint was unsealed this morning in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn charging a senior U.S. representative of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, or Tamil Tigers), a designated foreign terrorist organization since 1997, with material support of a foreign terrorist organization. The defendant, KARUNAKARAN KANDASAMY, also known as “KARUNA,” was arrested in Queens, New York, and is scheduled to have his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto at the U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York.. The charge in the complaint is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted, KARUNA faces a maximum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment.
“As alleged in the complaint, for years the LTTE has covertly operated within the United States drawing on America’s financial resources and technological advances to further its war of terror in Sri Lanka and elsewhere,” stated U.S. Attorney Roslynn R. Mauskopf. “We refuse to allow this to continue.” Ms. Mauskopf added that the investigation is continuing.

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