SF: The "Gorilla" was now trying to frame me for the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunga but every one knew who the murderer was.!!!

Fonseka challenges Mahinda to arrest him if he can
Produces copy of alleged plan to assassinate himby Zacki Jabbar

Former Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka yesterday challenged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to arrest him if there were any valid charges without using Emergency Regulations to lock up his security personnel on baseless allegations.


Addressing the relatives of 32 of his body guards who had been arrested by the CID for allegedly assisting him (Fonseka) to stage a coup on January 26 and 27, he said at his Colombo office, that since there was no legal basis for instituting legal action against him, the Rajapaksas were harassing his employees. "I challenge President Mahinda Rajapaksa to take me into custody if he can."

All the affected families will be looked after in the best possible manner.Rs.50,000 each has already been given to the relatives of 18 of those now in TID custody.


The others would also be given similar assistance. "Mahinda was globe trotting while innocent families are being harassed and made to suffer, just because they did their legitimate duty," Fonseka said.

He said that the President was going around kissing babies as a political stunt but did not care about the children of the 30 ex army officers, who were being detained under Emergency Regulations.

"All the ex-army personnel who protected me during the Presidential Poll had retired from service. They have all the right to engage in any other legal profession in this country," Fonseka said. "But Gothabaya and Wimal Weerawansa are saying that former security forces personnel cannot be involved in politics. This proves that what we have in Sri Lanka is a dictatorship. No where in the world do you find such obnoxious laws."

"We booked the entire second floor of a hotel to thwart the Rajapaksa’s attempt to assassinate me and other Opposition leaders. Twenty rooms on the lower floor were occupied by my security personnel. The whole world saw how they got the hotel surrounded by armed men and prevented us from leaving."

The "Gorilla" was now trying to frame me for the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunga but every one knew who the murderer was, he said.

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