▁married ▁C yn th ia , ▁who ▁had ▁travel led ▁from ▁J aff na ▁to ▁Col om bo , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁where ▁the ▁L T TE ▁peace ▁talk ▁deleg ation ▁were ▁stay ing . ▁K itt u ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁UK , ▁joined ▁later ▁by ▁C yn th ia . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁K itt u ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁L T TE ' s ▁international ▁secret ariat ▁in ▁London . ▁It ' s ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁K itt u ▁threatened ▁and ▁ext orted ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁T amil ▁refuge es ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁numerous ▁compla ints ▁being ▁lod ged ▁with ▁UK ▁officials ▁and ▁eventually ▁imm igration ▁officials ▁started ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁deport ing ▁K itt u . ▁Pre - empt ing ▁this , ▁K itt u ▁travel led ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁then ▁onto ▁Switzerland ▁where ▁he ▁applied ▁for ▁as yl um . ▁Next , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Sweden ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Vienna ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁orders ▁from ▁P rab h ak aran ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁V anni . ▁ ▁K itt u ▁then ▁fle w ▁to ▁Singapore . ▁His ▁movements ▁there after ▁remain ▁unclear ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Th ailand ▁where ▁he ▁board ed ▁the ▁M V ▁Y ah ata . ▁Ear lier , ▁whilst ▁in ▁Kar achi , ▁the ▁Y ah ata ▁had ▁been ▁loaded ▁with ▁a ▁huge