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Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, known as Shanthan, co-ordinated the supply of materials for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers.

A jury at Kingston Crown Court, south west London, failed to reach verdicts on three further charges and on one charge relating to his co-defendant, Jagatheeswaran Muraleetharan.

The CPS will decide next week on whether there will be a retrial.

The court was told in 2004 police became aware Chrishanthakumar was buying equipment from an army surplus store in Southsea, Hampshire. The defendant insisted he was simply shipping circuit boards to Sri Lanka to help poor poultry farmers and was "honouring his human duty to others".

At the time, Chrishanthakumar was not arrested but was told the authorities had "become aware" of his procurement activity and he was asked to stop. In July 2007, police carried out searches of his home where they found evidence which allegedly demonstrated his continued work for the Tamil Tigers.

Jurors decided by a majority that he was guilty of receiving electrical components and literature and manuals with titles including Underwater Warfare Systems, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Naval Weapon Systems.

But they failed to reach a verdict on three other charges: receiving military equipment, receiving money, and belonging to a proscribed organisation, all of which Chrishanthakumar denied.

They also failed to agree on charges relating to Jagatheeswaran Muraleetharan (Muralee), 46, from Powys, Wales, accused of receiving electrical components for the purposes of terrorism.