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Sri Lanka's Fonseka appears for court martial

Fonseka led Sri Lanka's successful campaign to wipe out the Tamil Tiger insurgency

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  • Published: 12:47 March 16, 2010

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  • Sarath Fonseka, as the top general helped defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels. A Sri Lankan High Court sentenced former army chief Sarath Fonseka to three years in jail on Friday after finding him guilty of making a false allegation against the president's brother

Colombo: Sri Lanka's military says that its former army chief has appeared before a court martial to face sedition charges.

Military spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe says that General Sarath Fonseka appeared with his lawyer Tuesday before a three-member panel for the hearing at the country's navy headquarters.

Samarasinghe says Fonseka is facing charges that he prepared the groundwork for his presidential campaign while still in military uniform.

A second charge that Fonseka violated regulations in purchasing military hardware will be taken up Wednesday.

The general led Sri Lanka's successful campaign to wipe out the Tamil Tiger insurgency.

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