: Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka has not sought asylum from Australia, the country's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has said.
In an interview, Fonseka had said he had spoken to the US and British embassies in Sri Lanka and was also planning to speak to the Australian high commissioner about the possibility of temporary asylum.
But Fonseka was reportedly being prevented from leaving the country.
In an interview, Fonseka had said he had spoken to the US and British embassies in Sri Lanka and was also planning to speak to the Australian high commissioner about the possibility of temporary asylum.
But Fonseka was reportedly being prevented from leaving the country.
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