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Former army Chief and opposition Presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka and his media secretary Senaka de Silva were arrested by the military police a short while ago, opposition Member of Parliament Mano Ganeshan told Daily Mirror online.
Military spokesman Major Prasad Samarasingha confirmed that the General has been arrested from his Colombo office for committing military offences.
Meanwhile the memory chips of the cameras of the Daily Mirror photographer and an AFP journalist covering the arrest of the General were confiscated by the military who had surrounded the General`s office.
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 8 Feb 2010 18:03:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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General Fonseka arrested
Huge blunder,.... !
Yes, it will be interesting to see whether the Police/Army use live bullets on the expected crowds. The Chinese of course will give support for a repeat of Tiananmen Square.
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 8 Feb 2010 18:05:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Wrong decision. Public backlash can be expected. Playing into the hands of JVP. GOSL must relaese him ASAP. |
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 8 Feb 2010 18:05:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Oh dear, I was expecting this. Let's hope no blood is shed in the aftermath and that SF is treated well. What a sad twist in the life of one of our greatest heroes :( |
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8 Feb 2010 18:06:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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General Fonseka arrested
Huge blunder,.... !
Just before the GE. I think MR brothers got frightened and jumped the gun.
Feb 9 (BBC) Sri Lanka's former military commander says that he is prepared to give evidence in an international court on war crime charges against Sri Lanka. General Sarath Fonseka speaking to journalists in Colombo on Monday said, 'I am not going to save anyone who has committed war crimes'.
The government has decided to meet the UN Human Rights Council Chief Navaneethan Pillai in Geneva tomorrow in order to counter allegations raised by former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka regarding the final stages of the conflict. Minister Mahinda Samarasingha along with Attorney General Mohan Peiris left the island for Geneva today and would meet Ms. Pillai tomorrow. |
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8 Feb 2010 18:07:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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Oh dear, I was expecting this.
Imperator,
Yes, if you voted for Mahinda, this is what you should expect. |
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8 Feb 2010 18:09:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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RK,
Yes, this is not a surprise. MR actually offered SF the chance to go abroad but he refused, so I guess MR was prompted to take this measure. But SF would have done much worse if he had won. |
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