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 »

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 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.

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