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COLOMBO: A Cabinet meeting presided by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake on Wednesday took serious note of the recent allegations made in the media by General (retired) Sarath Fonseka and the consequences arising from it. It announced that it was contemplating “whatever action necessary including legal” against the retired General and presidential contender. General Sarath Fonseka recently levelled charges against Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on events of the last phase of the war against the LTTE. It is immediately not clear if the contemplated action against the former Army Chief would have any repercussions on his candidature. The government’s response came two days after U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Executions Phillip Alston asked Colombo to explain the circumstances of the death of three senior LTTE cadres and their families in May. Referring to General Fonseka’s statement to the Sunday Leader alleging that the Defence Secretary ordered to shoot surrendering LTTE cadres, Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe said it was unfortunate that Sri Lanka is again under scrutiny when it achieved a great victory at the UNHRC special session by defeating a Western resolution that sought an investigation into possible war crimes. “Being the former Army Commander, General Fonseka has committed treachery against all those who sacrificed their lives, those soldiers and officers he was leading and the entire nation. People who love the country do not accept this kind of statement”, emphasised Mr. Samarasinghe.
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