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Sri-Lankan General Fonseka may face military trial

Tags: Sri Lanka , Politics, News, World
 
Feb 9, 2010 00:33 Moscow Time
Sarath Fonseka. Photo: EPA
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Ex-Commander of the Sri-Lankan Army General Sarath Fonseka may face military trial on charges of plotting to overthrow the government and kill President Mahinda Rajapaksa.  The general and his secretary were taken into custody from his Colombo office by military police on Monday.General Fonseka was an opposition nominee in the January presidential elections in Sri Lanka losing the voting battle to the incumbent President Rajapaksa. The General claimed the vote was rigged and was planning to try to rule out the results in court.  

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