Wife of General Fosneka , Anoma Fonseka and New Democratic Front (NDF) Secretary Ms. Sharmila Perera filed a fundamental rights petition (FR) yesterday (10) in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the arbitrary arrest of Gen. Fonseka on the 8th of February . Defense Secretary Gotabaya , Army Commander Jagath Jaysooriya , OIC Colombo security Major General Sumith Manawadu, Head of the military police Brigadier Wijesiri and Attorney General were cited as respondents .
The petition seeks Court intervention to issue an order directing the respondents to release Fonseka who is under arbitrary arrest , and another order requesting the Attorney General to expedite investigations and furnish a report to the Court to decide whether this arrest is indeed warranted.
The petition which gave details of a series of events and threats which were directed against him by the Govt . including phone calls , the siege on his Hotel where he was staying on the night of election results described the degrading, unlawful and arbitrary manner in which the arrest was made on the 8th .
The petition seeks Court intervention to issue an order directing the respondents to release Fonseka who is under arbitrary arrest , and another order requesting the Attorney General to expedite investigations and furnish a report to the Court to decide whether this arrest is indeed warranted.
The petition which gave details of a series of events and threats which were directed against him by the Govt . including phone calls , the siege on his Hotel where he was staying on the night of election results described the degrading, unlawful and arbitrary manner in which the arrest was made on the 8th .
