Sri Lankan general who stood for power arrested

The Independent by Andrew Buncombe | Feb. 8, 2010 (News Report)
Defeated presidential candidate accused of plotting to overthrow the President in military coup

Government troops arrested Sri Lanka's defeated election candidate, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, yesterday amid allegations that he had plotted to carry out a military coup. Full Story »

Posted by Chris Finnie - via The Independent (World)

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: World
Topics: Asia
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Feb 8, 2010 - 6:12 PM PST
Reviewed by: Chris Finnie (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Chris Finnie - Feb 9, 2010 - 8:10 AM PST

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Chris Finnie
3.7
 by Chris Finnie - Feb. 9, 2010

Based on unnamed eyewitness accounts, it's hard to tell how credible it is. However, if true, it undoubtedly does cast doubts on the recent election, as Buncombe says. Most reporters said before the election that the Tamil vote would be key in this election. But this piece doesn't cover that aspect at all. It would have been an interesting addition.

Chris posted this story.
See Full Review » (12 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.6

not enough reviews
from 1 review (14% confidence)
Quality
3.7
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
3.0
Context
4.0
Depth
3.0
Enterprise
4.0
Relevance
4.0
Popularity
3.4
Recommendation
3.0
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »

Topics

World | Asia
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!