White Flag case

The White Flag Case is a court case in which the former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was prosecuted for an interview which he gave to Frederica Jansz, editor of the Sunday Leader, in which he is stated to have said that surrendering Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were executed and not allowed to surrender on the orders of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He was convicted and jailed for 3 years imprisonment for that interview.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ BBC Sri Lanka's jailed ex-army chief Fonseka given new term
↑ Gota Ordered Them To Be Shot” – General Sarath Fonseka:Sunday Leader
↑ WikiLeaks:Fonseka Did Discuss The “White Flags Story” with US:Colombo Telegraph
↑ The White Flag case: The reasons behind the two verdicts:The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

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