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UKSL Sanctions designation

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

Entity · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
CTI0037
OFSI group ID
7126
Designation type
Entity
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Arms embargo
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are responsible for the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism including suicide attacks and assassinations, in pursuit of their political objective of a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka.

Other information

  • The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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