Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges, according to a political ally.

CBC 7:10:00 PM CET

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Keywords: Sri lanka / Sarath Fonseka, Tamil Tiger / rajapaksa, colombo, presidential, opposition, president, election

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