Left-Extremist Endeavours

for the armed struggle
depend on funds which are also contributed by Tamils living in
Germany. For this purpose, support organizations and front
groups of the LTTE organize a large variety of "days of commemoration
of the fallen heroes" [remembrance/veterans days] and
cultural events in which often thousands of Tamils take part. In
addition, house-to-house collections are carried out, where the
"fund raisers" do not shy away from extorting money from their
compatriots. The fund-raising income amounts to several million
deutschmark every year. Also, the LTTE try to reach the general
public through demonstrations and information stands. Thus, on
19 June, several hundred Tamils demonstrated during the World
Economic Summit in Cologne; they called for suspension of
German development aid to Sri Lanka. At similar events in the
past, appeals were also made to the German public to refrain
from tourist travel to Sri Lanka.
7. Kosovar Albanians
"People’s Movement of Kosovo" (LPK)
- Basic data for Germany -
Founded: 1982 (in Kosovo)
Leadership: until summer 1999:
German Section of LPK-Abroad
Members: about 500 (1998: 550)
Publications: "Zeri i Kosoves" ("Voice of Kosovo")
its last issue appeared on 20 September
For the Kosovar Albanian groups politically active in the Federal
Republic of Germany, the focus, until the end of the war, was on
fund-raising. Overt collection for the armed resistance is carried
out by the extremist LPK. Since the first public appearance of the
"Kosovo Liberation Army" (UÇK) in the spring of 1996, the LPK
had repeatedly pointed out that it would provide political, moral
and financial support to the UÇK. Especially in its organ "Zeri i
Kosoves" ("Voice of Kosovo"), the LPK regularly launched
appeals for the "Vendlindja therret" Fund ("The Fatherland Is
Calling"). The fund was administered by the LPK aid organization
"Demo-kratische Vereinigung der AlbanerInnen" (DVAD -
"Democratic Association of Albanians in Germany") which had an
office in Bonn; the office was shut down after the Kosovo war.
The "Vendlindja therret" Fund also was closed in late July. In its
place, the "Caretaker Government of Kosovo" under Hashim
THAQI, which was founded by the UÇK in early April, established
the "Fondi i Kosoves" ("Kosovo Fund") and called upon its com-
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