10/29/2010
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Reuters
COLOMBO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's supreme court on Friday threw out a challenge to President Mahinda Rajapaksa's January re-election by his jailed rival, former army chief Sarath Fonseka.
Fonseka garnered 40 percent to his former commander-in-chief's 59 percent at the Jan. 26 poll, which prompted the former general to accuse the president of rigging the vote and then sue to have the results nullified.
09/30/2010
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Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president approved a 30-month jail term for his former army chief and political rival Thursday, confirming a military court verdict that he was guilty of fraud. The decision may disqualify the ex-general from continuing as an opposition lawmaker.
09/20/2010
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ColomboPage
Sept 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe today publicly denounced the charges brought by the government against former Army Commander and current parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka and tore off a mock charge sheet.
09/17/2010
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Associated Press
A Sri Lankan military court on Friday convicted the former army chief, who ran for president this year, of fraud. He could be sentenced to jail time. The army chief, Sarath Fonseka, left, was dishonorably discharged after an earlier court-martial conviction. He has described the prosecutions as a political vendetta and has said their aim is to persecute him for daring to challenge President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the election. General Fonseka carried out a successful counterinsurgency campaign that ended more than two decades of war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, and he had been a close ally of the president. Mr. Rajapaksa won handily, and soon after General Fonseka was arrested.
09/10/2010
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Xinhua
COLOMBO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's court martial against former Army chief and opposition parliamentarian Sarath Fonseka is to sit in continuous trial from Sept. 13 throughout Sept. 18, military officials said on Friday.
08/16/2010
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ColomboPage
Aug 16, Colombo: Recently convicted ex-Army Commander of Sri Lanka General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka has been indicted on 41 counts, informed the Attorney General's Department to the Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli as the case against Fonseka was summoned.
08/15/2010
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AFP
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka will appeal against a court martial conviction that stripped him of his rank, pension and prestige, his political party announced Sunday.
08/14/2010
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Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president approved the dishonorable discharge of his former army chief and political rival Saturday, a day after a military court convicted the general of involvement in politics while in service.
08/13/2010
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BBC
A court martial has found the former Sri Lankan armed forces chief, Gen Sarath Fonseka, guilty of engaging in politics while on active service.
08/13/2010
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RTT News
(RTTNews) - Sri Lanka's court martial has convicted General Sarath Fonseka, former Army Chief and political adversary of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, of dabbling in politics and stripped him of his rank and medals.