Former Sri Lanka Army Commander seeks Supreme Court intervention to restore his civic

Former Army Commander of Sri Lanka Sarath Fonseka says that he will seek the intervention of the judiciary to restore his civic rights. Fonseka plans to file a petition in the Supreme Court, and bring the issue before the international community also, according to sources close to Fonseka.
The President pardoned the former Army Commander on May 21 from serving a three-year prison term after a civil court found him guilty of inciting violence in the White Flag case. Although he was pardoned by the President, Fonseka is barred from political office for seven years under the prison terms. Fonseka, who contested the presidential elections in January 2010 as the common opposition candidate, was stripped of all military ranks and sentenced to serve a 30-month prison term by a court martial in 2010 after finding him guilty of four charges related to alleged irregularities in military procurements during his tenure as Army Chief. -->