Tamil Sydney - Sri Lanka Army, Police storm major Tsunami Relief NGO (TRO) offices in Trinco, Vavuniya

Sri Lanka Army, Police storm major Tsunami Relief NGO (TRO) offices in Trinco, Vavuniya

TamilNet said, "..Sri Lanka Army troopers and the Police simultaneously stormed the regional offices of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation in Trincomalee and Vavuniya, arrested NGO officials who were present at the offices seizing all the documents. Four TRO workers were taken by the military and the police from the Vavuniya office located at Kurumankadu Friday around 11:30 a.m.
[ Photo : UN Envoy and Former US President Bill Clinton met TRO Director K. P. Regi on 28 May 2005 ]

Administrative Officer of the TRO in Vavuniya, Sathiyamoorthy, Programme Officer P. Thevarajah, Accountant Nirosha and Office Assistant Priya were taken by the SLA and the Police, TRO officials in Colombo told media.

All the documents at the office were seized by the military and the police and taken in a lorry to Vavuniya Police station.

Details from Trincomalee are yet to emerge..."

Related Links:
TRO 18 Month Tsunami Report (with audited Financial Statements as of 31-12-05). TRO has implemented over US$20 million in Tsunami Relief Projects with funding from international NGOs, UN agencies, the Tamil Diaspora and other partners.

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