ICRC denied access to Tiger suspects

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Sri Lanka has been denied access to the rehabilitation centers where LTTE cadres who have surrendered are being held, Spokeswoman for the ICRC in Colombo Sarasi Wijeratne told Daily Mirror online.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Neil Buhne speaking to the BBC had also criticized the fact that the International Committee for the Red Cross was being denied access by the government of Sri Lanka to 10, 000 of the Tamils whom the government calls Tiger suspects.
Meanwhile Ms.Wijeyratne said that talks with the government of Sri Lanka to determine what activities could be carried out on behalf of the relevant populations the ICRC works with were ongoing since July this year, when the government had requested the ICRC to shut down its offices and operations in the eastern province.