Sri Lanka to charge Fonseka within 48 hours

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Updated March 8, 2010 20:47:12

Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will have to wait just a couple more days to find out exactly what charges he faces.

Sri Lanka's military spokesman says the former General will face more than five charges under the Army Act, with court martial proceedings to begin soon. However the details relating to the charges will not be available for another 48 hours. The 59-year-old has been held at a naval detention centre since his arrest last month, a fortnight after his defeat in presidential elections.

Presenter: Sonja Heydeman
Speakers: Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanyakkara; Anoma Fonseka, wife of Sarath Fonseka; Rohan Edrisinha, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo

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