COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka may get a dishonorable discharge for meddling in politics while serving in uniform, a military court said.
A statement from the office of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Fonseka may be relieved of duty for trying to land a role in an opposition party last fall prior to his resignation as chief of staff, al-Jazeera reports.
Sri Lankan intelligence reports accuse the former chief of plotting a military coup. He denies the charges.
The military leader was a presidential ally and played a decisive role in the government's victory over Tamil Tiger rebels last year. The fallout between Fonseka and Rajapaksa in the wake of the battle that ended a 25-year civil war became "personal and bitter," al-Jazeera adds.
The United Nations said thousands of civilians were killed during the final stages of the 2009 conflict that saw Sri Lankan forces defeat Tamil rebels. UPI
