Sri Lanka says 12 army officers sacked
Posted by Editor on February 2, 2010 - 4:35 am
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president on Monday sacked 12 senior military officers over what one army source said were fears of a coup after last week’s presidential elections.
They included three senior major generals and two brigadiers accused of interfering in politics during campaigning for January 26 election, in which President Mahinda Rajapakse beat a former army general, the source said.
The defence ministry in a statement confirmed that an undisclosed number of senior officers were “sent on compulsory retirement” because they were considered a “threat to national security”.
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well come south asiya edi ammen
Hi sameera your comments is not fair MR won the election from public votes he is a President of All Sri lankans if you have anything to prove he dig the votes better you can show to the public.Without any complaints you are calling him SOUTH ASIA IDI AMEEN this is shame to us please.
Dear onlanka.com,
When I write a comment there is a real fact in that. This my column was the first of all. You have not published my column. I think you are in favour of HE Mahinda Rajapaksha. Doesn’t matter, but be indepedant in all articles, that should be your press policy.
Dayaratne Bandara.
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