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Sri Lankan lawyers join protests over detained general
Reuters,
Feb 13.
COLOMBO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan lawyers staged a silent march in the capital on Friday in a third day of street protests seeking the release of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.Tensions have risen on the island since the former army commander was arrested on Monday by military police on charges of engaging in politics against his president while still in uniform.
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Published: Fri Feb 12 09:29:10 EST 2010
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Mahanayakes call for a crisis conference
bbc,
Feb 12.
Mahanayake theras of four main Buddhist chapters in Sri Lanka have called for a special gathering to discuss the "uncertainty" developing in the country.
In an unprecedented move, the Mahanayake theras have called on all Buddhist monks from all over Sri Lanka to convene in Kandy on 18 February as the "uncertain situation" has been developed with regard to democracy and good governance. In a letter sent to all Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka, Mahanayake theras of Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters of Siyam Nikaya, Amarapura Nikaya and Ramanna Nikaya reminded the monks that they have "long been contributed to the progress of Sri Lanka."
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Published: Fri Feb 12 10:33:22 EST 2010
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court takes up Fonseka's arrest
afp,
Feb 12.
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a challenge to the arrest of defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, as opposition parties stepped up a campaign for his immediate release.The court accepted a petition by Fonseka's wife requesting that his arrest be ruled illegal, and ordered the state to allow the former army chief family visits and medicines."The court granted leave to proceed with the case," a court official told AFP.
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Published: Fri Feb 12 09:17:38 EST 2010
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