Sri Lanka’s ruling Marxists demand probe on foreign tsunami volunteers

Sri Lanka's main Marxist party, which is part of the government, demanded a probe Tuesday into foreigners involved in tsunami relief and accused Tiger rebels of importing war-machinery under the guise of aid.



Sri Lanka's main Marxist party, which is part of the government, demanded a probe Tuesday into foreigners involved in tsunami relief and accused Tiger rebels of importing war-machinery under the guise of aid. The People's Liberation Front, known in Sri Lanka by the acronym JVP, said they wanted an immediate investigation into the activities of foreign non-governmental agencies and their staff.

"We hope that you, as the person responsible for national security, will take immediate steps in this regard," the JVP said in a three-page letter released to the media and addressed to President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Kumaratunga depends on the JVP for survival in parliament where her own party is in a minority. There has been friction between Kumaratunga and the JVP over the handling of international relief aid.
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The JVP, which is also against any concessions to Tamil Tiger guerrillas, is against foreign aid going directly to rebel-held areas of the island's northeast.

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