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By V.S. Sambandan
COLOMBO. NOV. 16. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has started a recruitment drive for its "police service", much to the discomfort of political parties. On offer for a job in the "Tamil Eelam Police", open to men and women, is a monthly remuneration of about Rs. 5,000 with transport, training and accommodation. To qualify for a "deputy police inspector" the candidate should have passed the Advanced Level school examination (equivalent of an Indian plus two). Those who have completed the Ordinary Level (tenth standard) could apply for the post of "police officer", a report in the TAMILNET website said. The minimum height prescribed is 5'6'' and the age limit, 18 - 30 years. The Tigers' "police force", in operation since 1991, opened its 19th police station last week in the ethnically-mixed eastern Trincomalee district. In contrast to the khaki-clad Sri Lanka Police, the LTTE `policemen' wear blue uniforms. Their salute, unlike the conventional one, is with the right palm placed perpendicular to the chest. "It is derived from the traditional greeting," an LTTE `policeman' said, after "saluting" a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Police who crossed over to the no-man's land in the company of journalists a couple of months ago. The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, had earlier this year condemned the LTTE's parallel "police" as "not yet legal". Her draft constitution, which was stalled two years ago because of opposition from the United National Party (UNP), provides for provincial policing as a part of the devolution of powers to the regions. The People's Alliance and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna have slammed the Tigers' policing as an activity that will lead to a separate state. The Government, conceding that it was a sensitive issue, said that it would be discussed at the third session of talks to be held in Oslo later this month. Nonetheless, the LTTE's appurtenances of state — the police, the judiciary and the revenue services — are active, with the Tigers stating that more police stations will be opened shortly.
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