AP – Sri Lankan opposition calls nationwide strike after defeated presidential candidate arrested
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decision follows his sweeping victory at the polls last month, in which he secured a convincing re-election after defeating his former army chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka.
The new poll will choose the country’s next 225 lawmakers, said a senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.
Rajapaksa’s decision follows Monday’s dramatic arrest of Fonseka, the opposition’s leading figure, who last year led government troops in their crushing defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels.
CNN International – Opposition leaders: Sri Lankan general’s arrest ‘an abduction’
Voice of America – Sri Lanka Opposition Outraged by Ex-General’s Arrest
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