Fonseka ill, ‘White Flag’ case postponed again
September 28, 2010 12:18 pm
The hearing of the court case against former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka regarding his ‘White Flag’ statement has been postponed to 4th October. The Colombo High Court ordered the trial be postponed due to Mr. Fonseka being ill and unable to continue with the court’s proceedings.
While Sarath Fonseka was absent at yesterday’s hearing the court was informed by Army Legal Officer Major Karunaratne that Fonseka had fallen ill in the morning, and so the hearing was postponed to today.
Mr. Fonseka was presented before court today, however the lawyer representing him conveyed to court in behalf of the former Army Chief that he cannot take part in court hearings today due to feeling unwell. He expressed that Sarath Fonseka had received large doses of medicine at the Navy hospital yesterday and also at the Prison hospital today morning and thus was not feeling well.
Therefore the three member High Court Bench Panel ordered the hearing be postponed to October 4. The first witness of the White Flag case, Fredrica Janz was also ordered to be present in court when the hearing resumed on the set date, Ada Derana court correspondent said.
While Sarath Fonseka was absent at yesterday’s hearing the court was informed by Army Legal Officer Major Karunaratne that Fonseka had fallen ill in the morning, and so the hearing was postponed to today.
Mr. Fonseka was presented before court today, however the lawyer representing him conveyed to court in behalf of the former Army Chief that he cannot take part in court hearings today due to feeling unwell. He expressed that Sarath Fonseka had received large doses of medicine at the Navy hospital yesterday and also at the Prison hospital today morning and thus was not feeling well.
Therefore the three member High Court Bench Panel ordered the hearing be postponed to October 4. The first witness of the White Flag case, Fredrica Janz was also ordered to be present in court when the hearing resumed on the set date, Ada Derana court correspondent said.
