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Ariyasinha discusses with DoJ prosecution of three Lankans helping ISIS
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US Ravinatha Aryasinha had a virtual discussion with Dan Stigall, Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsellor for International Affairs, Department of Justice (DoJ) and senior officials of the DoJ on Feb 17 to follow-up on the charges filed last month by the U.S. District Court in Los ngeles against three Sri Lankans for “Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS” in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in April 2019, Lankan Embassy in Washington DC said yesterday. All three are currently in Sri Lanka’s custody.
The Ambassador also called for closer monitoring of the pro-LTTE organizations operating in the US, who contrary to US laws, were glorifying terrorism and martyrdom, while propagating hate speech and disinformation.