Sri Lanka court acquits former Army commander from fraud charge

A Sri Lankan court today dismissed a case against former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka and acquitted him from all charges pertaining to the case. Fonseka was charged with frauds conducted in supplying equipment to Army through a company called HiCorp that was owned by his son-in-law Danuna Tilakaratne. He was accused of defrauding the government by handing over a tender for arms procurement to HiCorp.
The Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapaksa postponed the hearing of the case against Danuna Tilakaratne until May 03. The judge ruled that two cases could not be filed in Sri Lanka's judiciary system under same charges. Fonseka was found guilty by a court martial of four charges related to alleged irregularities in military procurements during his tenure as Army Chief. He is currently serving a 30-month rigorous prison sentence.