Frederica Ordered To Appear In Court With Notebook

Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that Ms. Frederica Janz’s note book which contains the statement Gen. Sarath Fonseka alleged to have made at an interview to ‘Sunday Leader’ should be presented to the Court.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Ms. Champa Janaki Rajaratne made this order when the case filed by the CID alleging that the statement Gen. Sarath Fonseka made to ‘Sunday Leader’ had violated emergency regulations came up before her today (7th).    

When the case was heard today the CID informed Court that the editor of ‘Sunday Leader’ possesses a note book, which contains a statement made by Gen. Sarath Fonseka at the interview with ‘Sunday Leader’ that LTTE leaders who were attempting to surrender with white flags were killed on orders of the Defense Secretary, but had refused to hand it over to the CID.    

Accordingly the Magistrate issued notice on the editor of ‘Sunday Leader’ to appear in Court on the 21st with the relevant note book. Gen. Sarath Fonseka will be under Army custody until then.