Tamil International Terrorist and Peace Negotiator Arrested - UK

A.C. Shanthan - Arrested

he long standing chief of the LTTE in London A C Shanthan alias A Krishanthakumar was arrested by New Scotland Yard at approximately 3.45pm on Thursday evening under the British Terrorism Act 2000. His arrest under the Terrorism Act 2000 is significant in that he can be held for up to 28 days. A.C. Shanthan was very close to Balasingham and the duo more or less ran the LTTE in London. He also accompanied Balasingham and wife Adel during their last visit to Geneva for peace talks in February 2006. http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news%5C2007%5C6%5C16178_image_headline.html