Fonseka does not oppose request for presidential pardon
Posted by Editor on December 18, 2011 - 5:18 am

Imprisoned former Army chief Sarath Fonseka will not oppose if there is a request for a presidential pardon for him, UNP general secretary Tissa Attanayake said.
The ex-commander has told Mr. Attanayake, however, that neither he nor anyone in his family would make such a request.
The UNP general secretary was speaking to the media after visiting Mr. Fonseka at Welikada Prison.
He said the opposition leader would submit next month a request for a presidential pardon through Ven. Galaboda Gnanissara Thera.
Courtesy: Sri Lanka Mirror
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Anoma F. Has said that sf isn’t a criminal of rape case & if he was so then she wouldn’t try to get release him. So what about the story heard of woman crops, that say as abused by him…?
Is she act against woman kind also… as they undermine SL by forcing US to interfer in this case..?
Is the UNP now trying to get SF released so that he may lead the UNP? This is like ‘Alice in Wonderland’ story.