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Fonseka 'hell-bent' on betrayal: Sri Lanka
Defeated presidential candidate, ex-army chief under arrest.

Video: Sri Lankan military police arrest Sarath Fonseka
Wife of losing presidential candidate says they do not know where he has been taken amid fears that Rajapaksa government is cracking down on opponents

Wife of Arrested Former Presidential Candidate in Sri Lanka Fears for His Safety
The wife of former army commander General Sarath Fonseka said that she has not been able to find her husband since he was arrested on Monday, for what the army said were military offenses.

Arrested Sri Lankan opposition leader being treated 'like an animal'
The wife of General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan army chief who was arrested last night on suspicion of plotting a coup, accused the Government today of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal".

Sri Lankan presidential foe faces court-martial
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police Monday and will be court-martialed on charges of planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army. Sarath Fonseka, who as the top general helped defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels, was forcibly detained after objecting to his arrest, opposition politician Rauff Hakeem said. Mr. Fonseka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa were once strong allies who combined to end the country's 25-year civil war in May. But they subsequently fell out, and Mr. Fonseka quit his post. They contested a bitter ... Email

Wife fears for jailed Sri Lanka general
There are concerns for the safety of retired Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka after his arrest in Colombo.

Arrested general "hell-bent" on betrayal: Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday said defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka was "hell-bent" on betrayal and would be court-martialed on charges of conspiring against the president.

Sri Lanka opposition mulls move
Opposition politicians in Sri Lanka begin talks to decide what to do following the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate.

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka beaten during arrest
General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan military chief and defeated presidential candidate, has been punched and dragged along the ground by army troops who arrested him as he met political allies last night.

Former Sri Lankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka detained for 'military offences'
Sri Lankas former Army Chief and Opposition presidential candidate, General Sarath Fonseka, was detained by a team of investigators late on Monday night for certain fraudulent acts and military offences from the safe house he had been living in since he lost the 26th January election.

Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested
A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country's government, authorities announced.

Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested
Protests are expected to escalate as the government sends military police to detain Gen. Sarath Fonseka

Fonseka dragged out of office and arrested
Colombo Feb. 8 (AP): Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police today and will be court-martialled for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army.

Lanka: Fonseka arrested, to be court-martialled
General Sarath Fonseka, the defeated candidate in the recent Sri Lanka's presidential election and the country's former Army chief, has been arrested, BBC has reported.

Former Sri Lanka army chief General Fonseka arrested
The dramatic arrest came a day after a private newspaper said Fonseka could be hauled before a court martial to answer charges of plotting a coup to topple the government

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka, arrested: Party
Sri Lanka arrested former army commander and losing presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka at his office on Monday night, witnesses said.