An illegal TV channel operated by the LTTE terrorists in Italy has been shut down by the Italian Police.

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.

Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 @ 09:29:17 LKT by Sandun

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