2nd Interview with Kristján Guðmundsson "Mercy Mission to Vanni" monitor Video

The ex-SLMM monitor Mr. Kristjan Guðmundsson, from Iceland, was an SLMM Naval monitor for one year (2003-2004) in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. He worked mainly on board Sri Lanka Navy vessels and also with the Sea Tigers. In 2007, he returned to Sri Lanka and was the "Head of the Liaison Office in Kilinochchi (LTTE Peace Secretariat Liaison) for 6 months after which he relocated to Jaffna where he reopened and headed the SLMM Jaffna Office until the SLMM left the country. Mr. Guðmundsson has been more or less at sea since he was a young man. He is a ship captain "without limitation" and can captain a ship of any size.

Mr Guðmundssons stated role as part of the Mercy Mission is to monitor the loading of the ship and the ships journey to Sri Lanka in order to ensure that there is total transparency and that the Mercy Mission is purely humanitarian. During the loading of the ship he remained on board 24 hours a day and he will remain on board the ship until it reaches the international waters off the coast of Vanni, Sri Lanka. After gaining permission to enter Sri Lanka waters, Mr. Guðmundsson will also monitor the unloading and distribution of the humanitarian aid.