A senior official at the Sri Lankan embassy in Washington says it has been confirmed that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had betrayed Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka. In order to prove the sole responsibility of the war against the LTTE was with General Fonseka, the Defence Secretary had reportedly handed in a special statement made by the General to Swarnavahini following the military victory.
The official further noted that the Defence Secretary and Minister Dullas Alahapperuma participated in the UN General Assembly as members of the Sri Lankan delegation in order to visit the US to renew their citizenships.
According to the official, since General Fonseka visited the US to renew his Green Card, he would not have had to face any difficulty had he arrived in the US for the purpose along with the same delegation as the Defence Secretary.
The official added that the US authorities were looking in to the respective roles played by the Defence Secretray, the Chief of Defecne Staff and even Minister Dullas Alahapperuma in the alleged war crimes committed by US citizens.
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