A senior member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant group, who had been hiding in Malaysia, was found trying to raise funds to revive the group's struggle in Sri Lanka.

 

Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar told Bernama that the 37-year-old man was doing so by extorting Sri Lankans living in Malaysia.

 

The man was arrested in a special operation in Kuala Lumpur last Friday, conducted by the Counter Terrorism Division of the police Special Branch, he said in a statement.

 

"During interrogation the man also confessed to having been involved in a credit card fraud syndicate in Malaysia, masterminded by several foreigners," said Khalid.    

 

According to him, the man had entered Malaysia in December 2012 using a social visit pass.

 

Khalid said the man was detained under Section 15 (1) (C) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for overstaying.    

 

He was deported to his home country for follow-up action by Sri Lankan authorities, he explained.

(With inputs from Bernama)