Srilankan Government

Sarath Fonseka is set to face a court martial on Tuesday by a three-member tribunal that will try the detained ex-army chief on charges of participating in politics while in office and violating military procurement procedures.

Premier Ratnasiri Wickremanayake has attributed the high cost of living in Sri Lanka to large payments being made to other countries for weapons purchased to fight the recently-concluded war with LTTE.

Sarath Fonseka is set to face a court martial on Tuesday by a three-member tribunal that will try the detained ex-army chief on charges of participating in politics while in office and violating military procurement procedures.

Premier Ratnasiri Wickremanayake has attributed the high cost of living in Sri Lanka to large payments being made to other countries for weapons purchased to fight the recently-concluded war with LTTE.