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Canadian Tiger supporter loses extradition appeal

by sudharaka | June 21, 2009 at 07:15 am

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The so called "University of Waterloo student" has met his proverbial "Waterloo."

Ramanan Mylvaganam who is wanted by the US authorities for being involved in supplying weapons to the [late] LTTE, will be extradited to the Unites States, as he has lost his appeal to stay in Canada.

A University of Waterloo student has lost his appeal to avoid extradition to the United States on charges he supported the Tamil Tigers terrorist group. The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that Ramanan Mylvaganam, who is in his early 30s and from Malton, Ont., very likely knew he was assisting the group. In the decision released yesterday, three judges said it could be "reasonably inferred" that Mylvaganam "knew he was assisting the LTTE for the prohibited purposes."

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at 13:35 on June 21st, 2009

Mylvaganam was a computer engineering student at the time of his arrest in 2006.

Three other suspects with ties to the university and the Tamil Students Association were among 12 men charged.

The arrests followed a joint investigation by the FBI and the RCMP into an alleged plot to buy weapons, launder money through front charities and smuggle equipment to the rebel group.