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Thursday, February 18,  2010
      Editorial:Lies, damned lies and computer jilmaat
Former Army Chief General (retd) Sarath Fonseka, detained on conspiracy charges has refused to cross examine persons, who would give evidence against him or bring in witnesses to defend him in a court martial.
Military spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe yesterday told The Island that the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) had refused to take advantage of the provisions to question anyone, including military officers giving evidence against him.
Responding to our queries, Samarasinghe dismissed recent media reports that the Opposition presidential candidate had refused to give a statement to the Army investigating the conspiracy charges.
"We never asked for a statement from him. But we offered him an opportunity to ...
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