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General Fonseka convicted in White Flag case
BREAKING NEWS: Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined Rs. 5,000 in the White Flag case in a judgement delivered in the High Court of Colombo today.
Gen Sarath Fonseka
The judgment was divided 2 to 1 with Deepali Wijesundara who presided over the High Court Trial-at-bar and judge M.S Razeen finding him guilty for the first of the three counts and Judge W.T. M. P.B. Warawewa finding him not guilty on all three counts.
The former Army Commander was accused on three counts including exciting disaffection in an interview given to a local newspaper, alleging that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had ordered to shoot LTTE cadres surrendering with white flags during the final stages of the war.
The Sunday Times reported that Mr. Fonseka in a dock statement said that he was being sentenced as his political opponents wanted to engage in politics while holding him in jail.
The local media also reported chaotic scenes outside the Courts as Mr. Fonseka was being taken away with prison guards grabbing lawyers by their necks and pulling them away while at least two police vehicles were damaged.
Mr Fonseka’s wife Anoma was quoted as telling the media, “This government cannot compete with persons openly, but instead do underhand work”.
A larger group of former soldiers, some of them disabled, were present outside the Courts.
2 Comments to “General Fonseka convicted in White Flag case”
November 19, 2011 at 8:45 am
to Sri Lankan justice-
-Terrorist leader responsible for thousands of killings- not only no word about justice but govt. showers with blessings, comforts, security
-Ex Attorny General – dismisses criminal cases ( murder, rape) specifically against politicians and one of them kills again
-Underworld kingpins, rapists given authority to monitor law enforcement
– Underworld killers sent abroad with in hours after killings- No one responsible
-Man ties another man to a tree- and he is given minister of public relations
-Top politicians boasting about law and order- sleeps, cuddles, kisses, with underworld kingpins doing extra judicial killings/ kidnappings
– Many journalists killed/ missing- no one found guilty
– Around 30 have died under police custody- no one guilty
-Billions plundered from the state, inferior oil imports, oil hedging, world cup cricket loss of billions- no one guilty
– Most govt. departments running at a loss of billions- no one responsible
-Ex president CBK says 80% politicians corrupt- no one found guilty
But
SARATH FONSEKA
– ‘Doing politics while being in the army’- GUILTY
( oops not applicable to presidents son !!)
-’White flag case’ – GUILTY
-’Irregularities of war procuments’- GUILTY
– ‘Keeping army deserters’- GUILTY
‘Dealings with Hicorp company – GUILTY
– Medals removed
-No pension
– and many many more guilty verdicts to come…..
He must be GUILTY of saving the country !!!
Welcome to Lanka – the country with animal law !
April 2, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Hi~I was looking up blogs on SL this ionrmng. I found yours and wanted to say hi. I was in SL for a year, and you and I actually overlapped by a few weeks. Too bad we never met! I also noticed my friend Charles from the embassy in your pictures. It really is a small world in Colombo. You’re a Pickering fellow, correct? So am I, just starting out this year. I’d love to hear from you how things go for fellows with the overseas internship. I think my email will show up with my post, but if it doesn’t you can probably get it from Charles.PS I had the same realization after Sri Lanka I am under no obligation to love every country equally. Some places are easy to love and some are Sri Lanka. Hopefully you at least got some good time at the beach.