The Military police last night arrested former army commander and defeated opposition presidential candidate, Gen (Retd) Sarath Fonseka, over his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the government and assassinate the incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa.l.

Fonseka challenges Mahinda to arrest him if he can
Produces copy of alleged plan to assassinate him

Former Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka yesterday challenged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to arrest him if there were any valid charges without using Emergency Regulations to lock up his security personnel on baseless allegations.