Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested for sedition (AP)

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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2010 file photo, Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka looks on as he stands outside his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges. Opposition politician Rauff Hakeem says Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 that former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has been detained. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)AP – Sri Lanka’s defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army.


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