Sri Lanka: SL military police arrests Fonseka (TamilNet)
Sri Lankan military police Monday night arrested former commander of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and opposition candidate in the recent presidential elections General (retd) Sarath Fonseka, initial reports from sources close to Fonseka said. The arrest comes after he declared that he was prepared to witness against anyone who had committed war crimes. The military personnel ragged away Fonseka in a …
Court martial for Sri Lanka loser, assembly sacked (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.
Australian MP calls for independent investigations into Sri Lanka violations (TamilNet)
Noting that on Sri Lanka’s Independence day “Tamil diaspora around the world mourn as they believe today marks the beginning of national oppression,” John Murphy, Australian Member of Parliament, said in a recorded speech in the parliament on 4th February, adding, “[d]espite the Sri Lankan governments declaration of [military] victory, the international community has expressed its grave concern …
Opposition leaders: Sri Lankan general’s arrest ‘an abduction’ (CNN)
As the Sri Lankan government declared it would court-martial its most decorated former soldier on conspiracy charges, main opposition parties said they would stage nationwide protests over his arrest.
Sri Lanka: Police arrests 2 ex-SLA officials after intelligence tip-off on Lasantha assasination (TamilNet)
Sri Lankan Police officials have claimed that they have arrested two former Sri Lanka Army officials in connection with the assassination of Sunday Leader Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickremathunge. The arrests were carried out following information provided by the Intelligence Unit of the SLA, police sources claimed Monday, when former Sri Lankan military chief and defeated presidential candidate …
Former Sri Lankan general arrested on conspiracy charge (CNN)
A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country’s government, authorities announced Monday night.
Sri Lanka opposition protest arrest of ex-army chief – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Colombo – Sri Lankan opposition parties on Tuesday protested the arrest of former army commander Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over the separatist Tamil rebels before unsuccessfully running in last month’s presidential election. Fonsek…
Sri Lanka: Fonseka in military custody (New Kerala)
Colombo, Feb 9: Defeated Sri Lankan Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has been taken into military custody, the state run media in Sri Lanka said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka: Academic exposes habitual collaboration of Chennai in bungling geopolitics (TamilNet)
Writing on the negotiations of 1964 Srimao-Shastri Pact that caused adverse impact on the demography of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Professor V. Suryanarayan says, The most pathetic member of the Indian team was Ramiah, a Cabinet Minister from Tamil Nadu. According to informed sources, throughout the discussions, Ramiah did not utter a single word on behalf of the Tamil plantation workers, who wanted …
Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested for Sedition (ABC News)
Former Sri Lankan army chief, losing presidential candidate forcibly arrested on coup charges Sri Lanka – President of the United States – Asia – Coup d’état – Politics
Sri Lanka journalists hold anti-government protest (INO News)
(AP:COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan journalists who claim the government has stepped up its suppression of the media in recent weeks staged a protest Monday and demanded the release of a detained editor from a pro-opposition newspaper.
Fonseka in Sri Lankan military custody (UPI)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 (UPI) — Sri Lankan military officials said former Army Chief and losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has been arrested for “military offenses.”
Sri Lanka to court martial ex-general (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka’s former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
