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| General brought by Van to Parliament flagrantly violating Court order. |
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(Lanka-e-News, June 30, 2010, 9.20 AM) Although the Court had given unequivocal instructions expressly that the Colombo District M P Sarath Fonseka should be brought to the Court and the Parliament, and taken back with adequate security provided by the Army, The Colombo District MP was brought to Parliament yesterday (29) in a Prison Van with just two Officers as his security detail.
On other days, Fonseka was brought to Parliamentary sessions in a Montero vehicle followed by two Jeeps with Army soldiers and another security vehicle leading ahead.
It is learnt that Gen. Fonseka was brought to Parliament today sans adequate security on the orders from the top. Today, he was brought in a Mitsubishi Van belonging to the Army driven by an Army Driver, along with a military police officer in civil attire and a Prisons officer, who were the only two security officers detailed for the Colombo District M P.
The Magistrate who is hearing the trial of the case of Fonseka's son in law Dhanuna Thilakaratne , and where Gen. Fonseka has been named as the third respondent , instructed, at the last Court date that even if he is remanded, he must be held in Army custody taking into consideration his own safety . The Magistrate who was informed on that occasion that the MP was brought to court in a Prisons Van, ordered that he should in the future be brought under Army security .Moreover , for Parliamentary sessions, party leaders' meetings and Parliamentary Committee meetings too he must be transported under Army security , the Magistrate instructed.
Despite all this, Sarath Fonseka M P was brought to Parliament today in a Van in flagrant violation of the clear Court directive.
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It is interesting to recall that when the Opposition inquired from Defense Ministry why the former Army Commander and now M P was not invited when all other MPs were extended invitations to attend the Army felicitation ceremony held recently, the Ministry replied that he was omitted on grounds of security considerations.
It is also a matter of grave significance that all along, the MPs of the DNF of which Fonseka is the leader had told the media that there are dire threats to Fonseka 's life.
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