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Sri Lanka president confirms jail for ex-army chief
Thursday, 30 September 2010 - 8:56 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a military court, an official said Thursday.
President Mahinda Rajapakse approved the prison sentence for a period of two-and-a-half years after returning Wednesday from New York where he addressed the UN General Assembly, a senior government official said.
`The court martial has recommended up to three years in jail, but the president has decided he will be in prison for 30 months,` the official, who did not want to be named, said.
Fonseka, 59, was charged with four counts of making irregular purchases for the military when he was its commander at the height of fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels.
The conviction on September 17 came after Fonseka was stripped of his rank and pension following another court martial that found him guilty last month of dabbling in politics while in uniform.
Fonseka`s Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has said the military court process was seriously flawed and is appealing to a civilian court against the verdicts.
Fonseka fell out with the government and unsuccessfully tried to unseat Rajapakse, 64, in January presidential polls.
Fonseka was arrested two weeks after his defeat in the elections and has remained in military custody since. However, he won a seat in parliamentary elections in April allowing him to attend parliament.
He has said the government is seeking revenge for his decision to stand against the president and wants to keep him from speaking in parliament.
The first court martial ordered the removal of the medals he had earned during his 40-year military career as well as stripping him of his rank and pension.
He also faces civilian charges of employing army deserters, as well as revealing state secrets -- offences that carry a 20-year jail term. He has also challenged in the Supreme Court the re-election of Rajapakse.
The 37-year ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka ended in May last year when government forces led by Fonseka wiped out the Tamil Tiger separatist group which had fought since 1972 for a Tamil homeland.
The United Nations estimates that at least 7,000 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the final months of fighting between government troops and the Tamil Tigers.
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charlie1965
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 30 Sep 2010 14:16:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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Peanut!
Give traitor a glass of Radio Active cocktail. Usually, USA, Russia and China give radio active dose to make slow death for traitors.
Edited By - charlie1965 - 30 Sep 2010 14:18:24 GMT |
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 30 Sep 2010 14:29:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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| It is the right of the politicians to bask in the glories of victories won in wars lead by generals who only have the right to die in the battle fields in the name of the motherland or to retire into oblivion if they survived. It has happened in history and it repeats again and again. Sarath Fonseka should have been wiser to realise this. |
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 30 Sep 2010 14:36:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is very sad day of the democracy in srilanka.today we can see our motherland has become lawless & heavily corrupt.
there is no any kind of personal freedom , democracy or freedom of speech we inherited in 1948.Honest leaders like DS senanayake, SWRD, Kothalavala won us great freedom & democracy.But today corrupt leaders have deprived most of our freedom, freedom of speech & fair elections.
we cant hold fair elections any more.power hungry, money hungry politicians are robbing our wealth, freedom , democracy day by day.people are starving, cost of living is going up, n people cant afford to live because of robbing political leaders.
no we have to fight against corrupt democracy in sri lanka.
we may have to sacrifice our lives to bring back the lost democracy to our island.
we saw our president is wasting billions of public funds to enjoy luxury tour in USA while our people are starving for food in our motherland.
20 millions sri lankans will feel they are also in rajapakse priosn with general fonseka.
we must try to bring back democracy with the support of all the oppostions leaders, radical youths, patriots soldiers of our SLA & police to stop politicians robbing , abusing, wasting our national wealth for their survival.
Edited By - nimal500 - 30 Sep 2010 14:41:44 GMT |
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 30 Sep 2010 14:47:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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This should be the last term of this govt
That should happen as there are no laws and regulations to chase out this govt.
Now JVP tried it did not work, it has to be another way.
Edited By - AnuD - 30 Sep 2010 14:48:35 GMT |
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30 Sep 2010 15:02:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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That should happen as there are no laws and regulations to chase out this govt.
Now JVP tried it did not work, it has to be another way.
Good You can try it from Canada! |
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 30 Sep 2010 15:09:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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Fonseka was arrested two weeks after his defeat in the elections and has remained in military custody since. However, he won a seat in parliamentary elections in April allowing him to attend parliament.
Now he will lost his MP post too.....:-))) |
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30 Sep 2010 15:14:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Now he will lost his MP post too.....:-)))
Govt has Asked SF to Come back to the govt, if he comes back all these things should be corrected within 24 hours.
So much for the principals, Ethics, Morality of a govt.
Allgation of Tsunami funds said everything about honesty and integrity.
IT is the same about development schemes.
HEre LNP posts computer animations of high ways, renovating roads the as the devlopment,
How many Electricity projects are in iperation now ?
ONLY ONE - for SIX years ?
Edited By - AnuD - 30 Sep 2010 15:14:44 GMT |
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30 Sep 2010 15:14:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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Well-done Raja! You clearly showed how cheap you are.
This is the day to remember.
I am proud to be sri lankan and proud of our King Rajapksha and his Kewattawayas.
F..KING Rajapaksha will rot in HELL!! |
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30 Sep 2010 15:17:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Anud!
Just cool down! You seems to be shivering!
:)))
Allgation of Tsunami funds said everything about honesty and integrity.
Same scenario applies to the other party too! Means allegations of Hicorp tells the story of honesty & integrity! Remember an 'allegation ONLY'..
So an allegation has to be proved with evidence according to the rule of law!
Edited By - deborak - 30 Sep 2010 15:23:10 GMT |
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