Family of Sri Lankan General Fonseka fear for his life after arrest

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Updated February 9, 2010 20:18:58

Family members of Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka say they fear for his life following his arrest by the military. They say it's still unclear where he's being held, whether he has access to the urgent medication he needs and what specific charges he's facing. Witnesses say several hundred military police surrounded his office and took him away on Monday night. The Sri Lankan military says General Fonseka is facing charges related to military offences, believed to be linked to rumours of a military coup.


Presenter: Sonja Heydeman
Speakers: Anoma Fonseka, Wife of Sarath Fonseka; Rohan Edrisingha, from Sri Lanka's Centre for Policy Alternatives; Jehan Perera from the National Peace Council in Sri Lanka; Sara Nathan, Tamil Humanitarian activist in Australia

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