Colombo: A Sri Lankan Appeal Court on Friday rejected a former Army chief Sarath Fonseka's plea against his 30-month jail term. The Appeal Court in a unanimous decision upheld the verdict of the court martial which sentenced Fonseka in September of 2010. The military court martial found Fonseka guilty of following wrong procedure in procurements when he headed the Army between 2005 and 2009. Fonseka was also sentenced to a...
06:44 PM, Dec 16, 2011
Colombo: Jailed former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka was on Friday sentenced to spend three more years in prison after a court convicted him for alleging that the powerful brother of the country's President had ordered the execution of surrendering Tamil rebels. Fonseka, a member of Parliament, was found guilty by a split 2-1 decision by the High Court in the 'white flag' case, for violating emergency regulations by...
03:09 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka's brief stint as an MP has come to a sudden end in the wake of his 30-month imprisonment for corruption in defence deals, amid reports that the President may consider pardoning him if a plea is made personally by him or a family member. Sri Lankan Parliamentary Secretary General Dhammika Kithulgoda on Thursday informed Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka that the parliamentary seat...
05:07 PM, Oct 07, 2010
The general who led the war against the LTTE was found guilty of making irregular purchases by a military court. ...
11:48 AM, Oct 01, 2010
Colombo: Already stripped off his military rank and medals, former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was on Friday held guilty of corruption charges by a second court martial and sentenced to a prison term of three years. Now an opposition lawmaker, Fonseka, who led Sri Lankan Army to a spectacular victory over the LTTE last year, was found guilty of corruption in defence deals at a hearing held today,...
08:28 PM, Sep 17, 2010
Colombo: A Sri Lankan military court on Friday stripped the country's war hero and former Army chief Sarath Fonseka of his rank and medals after finding him guilty of dabbling in politics, while in service. The 59-year-old General was convicted by the first court martial against him, which began deliberations five months back. He faces another military court on charges of corruption in defence deals. The three-member military court ruled...
06:55 PM, Aug 13, 2010
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief suspended his fast unto death on Tuesday. ...
06:59 AM, Mar 10, 2010
He is currently not allowed to access to phone, his wife. ...
04:20 PM, Mar 07, 2010
The upcoming contest will be another bitter race between the govt and the opposition. ...
10:57 AM, Feb 10, 2010
General Fonseka faces court-martial for military offences. ...
11:18 PM, Feb 09, 2010
Defeated presidential candidate, ex-army chief under arrest. ...
06:19 PM, Feb 09, 2010
Losing candidate of presidential election dragged away: witness. ...
10:37 PM, Feb 08, 2010
Rajapaksa government alleges that Fonseka plotted to kill the President. ...
10:01 AM, Feb 08, 2010
Police surrounded him inside a hotel on suspicion he was plotting a coup. ...
04:21 PM, Jan 29, 2010
Speculation grows that ex-army chief faces arrest. ...
05:31 PM, Jan 28, 2010
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