The Tamil Tiger's top man in the UK has been convicted of two terrorism charges.



Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, from Norbury, was the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group in the UK - a banned organisation since 2000.
The jury was dismissed after failing to reach verdicts on three other terror charges but found him guilty of separate bomb and of receiving documents for the purpose of terrorism.
Co-defendant, Jagatheeswaran Muraleetharan was acquitted on one terror charge.
Prominent figure was "warned" - re trial?
The prominent property value was described as a "prominent figure" and was warned to stop supplying the LTTE with equipment that was of an "obvious" terrorist purpose.
The Crown Prosecution Service is considering whether to go for a re trial after the Kingston Crown Court verdicts.
Civil war nearing end
The upheaval comes during the death throws of the Tamil Tiger uprising and a 25 year old civil war in Sri Lanka draws to an end.
The United Nations says 150,000 people are trapped in the northern war zone while Tamils claim they are victims of human rights abuses but there are reports the Tigers are using hospitals and civilians as human shields.
Sri Lanka's government is moving to crush the separatists once and for all, the group is staring defeat in the face after being pushed back onto a narrow peninsular.
Protests - 150,000 live in London
Last week thousands of Tamil protesters invaded Parliament Square, sparking angry clashes with police.
One arrest was made on suspicion of carrying a flag supporting a proscribed organisation, under the Terrorism Act 2000. The other six arrests included one for violent disorder, another for breach of the peace and two for public order offences.
Half of the UKs 300,000 Tamils live in London.

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