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SL: Prez approves 30-month jail for Fonseka
Cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella refused to comment on the duration for which Fonseka may have to serve imprisonment.
"There are other formalities also to be completed," he added.
However, a top official in the President's office said that "President Rajapaksa has signed the paper endorsing the military court order sentencing Fonseka for a period of 30 months."
Fonseka, who successfully led the Sri Lankan military in the war against the LTTE in 2009 was found guilty on all four counts related to the procurement of arms by the Army in violation of the tender procedures.
OneIndia News
Story first published: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 14:16 [IST]