The government detained Fonseka two weeks after his election defeat in February 2010, on charges of corruption relating to military purchases. He was convicted given a 30-month jail sentence in September 2010.
Last November, Fonseka was also convicted and sentenced to three-years in jail for saying that Tiger surrenders were killed on the orders of Rajapakse’s younger brother Gotabhaya, who is defence secretary.
Fonseka has also earned the wrath of Rajapakse by expressing willingness to testify before any international tribunal that is investigating alleged war crimes charges after the United Nations said tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the final months of the war
A US green-card holder, Fonseka was named a political prisoner in the US State Department's 2010 human