The Jathika Hela Urumaya has asked Norway to immediately handover an Oslo-based LTTE leader to face a criminal trial in the country.

In a letter written to the Norwegian Ambassador here, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) accused Perinpanayagam Sivaparan alias Nediyavan of conducting terrorist activities against Sri Lanka.

"We urge Norway to immediately handover Nediyavan to Sri Lankan authorities so that he can be tried for all his many crimes against the state of Sri Lanka and the people of Sri Lanka," JHU chief Minister Champika Ranawaka wrote in the letter.

According to Ranawaka, Nediyavan, LTTE's top military leader, lives freely in Oslo, the capital of Norway.

Ranawaka accused Nediyavan of conducting terrorist activities against Sri Lanka despite an Interpol arrest warrant against him.

He said that recent investigations have confirmed Nediyavan's involvement in attempts to revive the LTTE. (With inputs from PTI)