| (Lanka-e-News -20.Nov.2011, 11.55P.M.) Justices Ms. Deepali Wijesundara and Ms. M. Sulfika Razeen sentenced Gen. Fonseka to a three year jail term on the first of the three charges filed against him. Fonseka was fully exonerated on the other two charges. On the 08th of December 2009 or thereabout , a false statement orally or otherwise was made at Rajakeeya Mawatha , Colombo which could instill fear in the public or incite them to rebel against or topple the lawfully elected Govt. This statement purportedly made to Sunday leader Editor Fredrica Sandra Kamela Janz related , Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse speaking on the phone to Brigadier Shavendra Silva who was the Commanding chief of the 58th regiment at that time had instructed the latter not to allow any LTTE leader to surrender who is coming with the white flag and to kill them all. Under the Security ordinance section 5 , based on the declaration No. 1405/14 dated 13th August made by his Excellency the President in the gazette notification ( extraordinary) of the Democratic socialist republic of Sri Lanka , under the emergency ( other procedures and powers ) of 2005 No.1, order no.28 has been violated whereby a punishable offence under order 45 (1) has been committed. Full story >> |
