16.3.2008
An illegal TV channel operated by
the LTTE terrorists in Italy has been shut down by the Italian
Police from last Thursday (March 13) onwards. The ‘Tamil
V Channel- Euro Television’ was transmitting extremely
bogus programmes portraying a one-sided view of the situation
in Sri Lanka in favor of the banned terrorist outfit since
the beginning of this month in Italy.
“Although
the channel was said to be transmitting on a trial basis,
it transmitted controversial terrorists’ propaganda
material objectionable to the democratic world. The test
transmission of the EuroTelevision transmitted an old
interview of the slain TNA Member of Parliament K.Sivanesan
with the intention of blaming the Deep Penetrating Forces
of the Sri Lanka Army for the killing that occurred 20
kilometers inside Vanni, an area presently controlled
by the LTTE. The interview presented government's complicity
without a semblance of factual accuracy to prove it,”
the Asiantribune website reported on Sunday (16).
The launching of the new channel ‘Tamil V Channel-
Euro Television’ by the LTTE terrorists based in
Europe emerged following the banning of the Tamil Television
Network – TTN – which operated from Paris
in May last year.
Sources further reveled that some Tiger members in Switzerland
were behind the launching of the new channel.
Though the studio for the new TV channel was located in
Switzerland, the channel was televised from Milan in Italy.
M-Three Satcom Srl (Reg. N° Milano 04480710963, Registered
Office: Foro Bonaparte 71, 20121 Milano, Italy), a private
business organization was used to televise Euro Television,
the asiantribune reported.
Sri Lankan Ambassador in Italy Hemantha Warnakulasuriya
while thanking the the Government of Italy for the prompt
action taken said that he also raised the issue with the
state security organization in Milan and they immediately
took stern action to interrupt the transmission at that
very moment.
“We will monitor the actual situation in this regard,”
the Ambassador added.
Courtesy
- Government Information