Colombo court releases former SLA, SLAF personnel arrested with Fonseka

Colombo Chief Magistrate Champa Janaki Rajaratne Wednesday ordered the release of fourteen persons arrested with Sarath Fonseka after the latter’s defeat in January presidential election as the prosecution did not file any charges against them.

Majority of them released were former members of the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Air Force and employed at the office of the opposition presidential candidate General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka.

All were taken into custody by the CID after the arrest of Fonseka following the last month presidential election.

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