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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7012678" data-attributes="member: 92282">Sri Lanka's former army chief, once hailed as a hero in the campaign  against rebel Tamil Tigers, faces charges he says are designed to remove  him from politics. Retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka is charged  with engaging in politics while still the commander of the army and  making military purchases in contravention of set procedures, The Hindu  reported in its Wednesday edition. Sarath Fonseka is the country's first four-star general. Tuesday's  court-martial in front of three military judges is the first against a  former army chief in Sri Lanka. The former military commander's lawyers alleged the judges are  biased, and a military court can no longer rule on Fonseka's case,  because he left the army more than six months ago, CNN reported. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Fonseka were allies in last year's  battle against the Tigers before drifting apart. Fonseka's supporters say the former general was seen as a threat to  the Rajapaksa government. His arrest was ordered to avert his partaking  in the April 8 parliamentary elections, CNN said. Fonseka was arrested Feb. 8 on several charges, including attempt to  destabilize the government. He has challenged his arrest in the Supreme  Court, which has a hearing set for April 26, The Hindu said.<a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/03/16/Sri-Lanka-general-refutes-charges/UPI-86181268779856/" target="_blank">UPI</a></blockquote>

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