A 41 year old Sri Lankan Tamil has been charged with multiple terrorism charges over alleged links with the internationally banned LTTE, which has been named by many countries as a terrorist organization.

The suspect is identified as Rajeevan, a frontline sympathizer of the LTTE, based in Sydney. He was arrested this morning (July 10) as part of an ongoing investigation by Australian Federal Police (AFP).

It is reported that among the matters investigation about him was suspected fraud in the handling of funds raised among Australian citizens for Tsunami relief to Sri Lanka, which had been diverted for the LTTE's own purposes, to fund its terrorist activities in Sri Lanka.

He is due to appear at Sydney's Central Local Court and is expected to be extradited to Victoria at a later date. He has been charged with being a member of a terrorist organization, providing support or resources to a terrorist organization and making an asset available to a proscribed entity.

The charges carry maximum prison terms of 10, 25 and five years respectively, if convicted.

AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty said the joint terrorism team from Victoria Police and the AFP arrested Rajeevan. "He was charged in connection with two earlier arrests in May this year to do with raising money for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the (LTTE) terrorist group," Mr. Keelty has said on Southern Cross radio.

"The counter-terrorism team will be seeking his extradition to Melbourne."

The charges related to fundraising after the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami which crippled communities throughout southern Asia. "This is to do with fundraising activities that occurred after the tsunami; as you might recall and that money was channeled into the LTTE in Sri Lanka," Mr. Keelty said.

The Sydney man's arrest follows the Melbourne court appearances of Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, 32, of Mt Waverley, and Sivarajah Yatahavan, 36, of Vermont South, who were denied bail on May 8 over terrorism offences.

They were also charged with being members of a terrorist organization, providing support or resources to a terrorist organization and making funds available to a terrorist organization.

They allegedly used the Melbourne-based Tamil Coordination Committee to raise funds for the Tamil Tigers under the guise of fundraising for tsunami relief in Sri Lanka.

It is alleged they bought equipment of the type used in terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.

The men were remanded in custody until July 24 for a committal mention at the same court.

Meantime, the Australian Federal Police and security officials have been put on alert following the detention of an Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef, in Brisbane on July 02, on suspicions regarding involvement with the foiled bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, in the UK earlier this month.