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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
      Editorial:Fonseka's arrest

Fonseka held at Navy HQ meets wife, denies charges
He kicked army officer and was removed with his chair

General (retd) Sarath Fonseka, who was arrested by the Military Police on Monday evening, has requested that he be permitted to meet his lawyers. High ranking government sources said that he would be allowed that facility.

Sources said contrary to a claim by Fonseka’s wife that she had sought ICRC help to trace him, he was being kept in an apartment at the Navy Headquarters and she had visited him there.

A tearful wife of former army chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka addresses the media. She claimed that she was unaware of the place where Fonseka was being detained.
Pic by Nishan S. Priyantha

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The government was duty bound to reveal on whose complaint General (retd) Sarath Fonseka had been taken into custody by the army on Monday night, UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday.

‘Fonseka revealed State secrets’
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