Metre Vessel Dept: “They see Canada as a soft landing place,” said Rohan Gunaratna, a Singapore-based terrorism expert at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, who offered advice to the Canadian government last year on how to deal with Tamil migrants, according to Globe And Mail. All of the 76 were initially jailed while their lawyers fought terrorism allegations. But just after New Years, the migrants were released, without explanation, on tight conditions they report for refugee hearings and a Thai cargo ship called the MV Sun Sea is said to be en route to Canada with about 200 illegal migrants. The Asian Tribune Web-based newspaper reported Sunday that the 59-metre vessel was seen over the weekend near Guatemala heading north. Mr. Gunaratna’s involvement came after the MV Ocean Lady turned up in October off British Columbia with 76 Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka. The vessel was allegedly controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. As
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