A Sri Lankan asylum seeker claimed to be a leader of the Tamil Tigers said he fears being tortured or killed if deported from Australia.
Forty-six year old San-Taru-Pan claimed he was the senior leader of the militant terrorist organisation who waged war against the Sri Lankan Government for more than twenty-five years.
The Australian Government rejected his refugee application and the UN committee against torture has withdrawn a request to halt his removal due to torture concerns.
However, the Tamil Refugee Council says there is no question that San-Taru-Pan’s life is in danger.