[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Presidential Candidate General Sarath Fonseka has been denied extra security for his Presidential Campaign. According to Fonseka the security recommended by the Elections Commissioner to him as a Presidential candidate has been rejected by the President.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] “I have not been given any security as a Presidential candidate. The security I have with me are those that I was given when I retired as Chief of Defence staff and no additional security personnel have been assigned to me,” General Fonseka told Daily Mirror Online. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The General claims that he is requesting only the mandatory security that is given to all Presidential candidates. “I am not asking for anything extra, just the security that I should receive as a Presidential candidate and other candidates are receiving as well. I need security for my campaign and for the rallies that I am expected to attend and organise,” he said. [/FONT]
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According to Fonseka the security recommended by the Elections Commissioner has been halted by the President. “The Elections Commissioner recommended that I be given additional security to that which I was receiving now that I was a Presidential Candidate. However the President has said that no such security should be given,” he said. [/FONT]
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When Daily Mirror online contacted the Presidents Office they were unaware of such a order by the President.
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[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] “I have not been given any security as a Presidential candidate. The security I have with me are those that I was given when I retired as Chief of Defence staff and no additional security personnel have been assigned to me,” General Fonseka told Daily Mirror Online. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The General claims that he is requesting only the mandatory security that is given to all Presidential candidates. “I am not asking for anything extra, just the security that I should receive as a Presidential candidate and other candidates are receiving as well. I need security for my campaign and for the rallies that I am expected to attend and organise,” he said. [/FONT]
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According to Fonseka the security recommended by the Elections Commissioner has been halted by the President. “The Elections Commissioner recommended that I be given additional security to that which I was receiving now that I was a Presidential Candidate. However the President has said that no such security should be given,” he said. [/FONT]
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When Daily Mirror online contacted the Presidents Office they were unaware of such a order by the President.
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