COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court rejected an appeal by the ex-army chief and is letting stand his conviction and 30-month jail term for fraud.
| Government there isn't exactly grateful for everything Fonseka did to win the civil war... |
| If there's another one I'll betcha he's sprung. |
Three judges on the court of appeal said Friday they were "in total agreement with the reasoning adopted in the main judgment."
A court martial last year found Gen. Sarath Fonseka guilty of bypassing military procedures in purchasing equipment and involving his son-in-law in the dealings.
He was sentenced to an additional three-year term last month for implicating the defense secretary in war crimes during Sri Lanka's civil war. |