Three- year jail term for SF [September 17 2010]

Sarath Fonseka was sentenced to three-year imprisonment by the second Court Martial held today.

The ruling to be approved by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is now in New York to attend the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The second court martial against Fonseka held for six days to probe his involvement in irregularities in the arms procurement while he was in uniforms.