COLOMBO, Feb 9 — Sri Lanka’s military arrested defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka (pic) yesterday on charges he conspired against the president while serving as the country’s top military officer. Fonseka lost the January 26 election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by an 18 point margin and has since accused his former commander-in-chief of rigging the vote. The government in ...
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Sri Lanka arrests defeated presidential candidate (The Malaysian Insider)
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