The second Court Martial on Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka was conducted today at the Navy Headquarters, Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Prasad Samarasinghe told Ada Derana. He added that Fonseka has appeared for the Court Martial with his lawyers.
When the Court Martial assembled to hear charges of alleged contravention of military procurement procedures against General Sarath Fonseka it unanimously decided to adjourn its sittings and refer the composition of the tribunal to convening authorities, Army media said.
The tribunal, considering submissions maintained that although the provisions in the Army Act empower same members of one Court Martial to sit for another tribunal for the same accused, provided alleged prosecuting charges are of different nature, it prefers to be reconvened for the sake of maintaining high degree of transparency and unprejudiced nature. The sittings were therefore adjourned.
