Mano Ganeshan investigation: Plenty of internation concern.

Netherlands Ambassador expresses concern

By Yohan Perera Netherlands Ambassador in Sri Lanka Leuni Cuelenaere expressed her concern on the TID interrogation of WPF leader and parliamentarian Mano Ganeshan. She expressed her concern when she met Mr. Ganeshan at his office yesterday. Deputy Head of Missions Netherlands Embassy Ferdinand Lehnstein also accompanied the Ambassador. TID questioned Civil Monitoring Commission Convener and Western Peoples Front Leader Mano Ganeshan for six hours from 11am on Tuesday. The questions were based on his peace delegation visits to Killinochchi during the CFA period in 2002 and 2004. He was questioned for more than nearly seven hours during which he was asked whether he had developed any special relationships with LTTE during those visits. Mr. Geneshan has said he had visited Kilinochchi several times and carried a message to LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran from then president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to Karuna Amman in 2005. This has been his last visit to Kilinochchi WPF Leader accepted the written request extended to him by the Director of TID. This is in accordance with our policy of supporting the maintenance of Law and Order and cooperating with the legal system.