Sarath Fonseka's whereabouts unknown: wife

Colombo, 9 Feb: A day after he was hauled away from his office by military personnel, the wife of former army chief Sarath Fonseka said her husband's whereabouts remained "unknown" and she feared for his safety.

Accusing the government of "abducting" her husband, his wife Anoma asked for help to trace his whereabouts, charging that the authorities had cut him off from even his family.

Her charges came as the government said he would face court martial for plotting to overthrow President Mahinda Rajapaksa while still serving in the Army.

"Fonseka would face a court martial even though he is not a serving officer," a brief official statement posted at the defence ministry website said.

The government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told PTI that 59-year-old-former army chief will be tried in a military court on charges of conspiring against Rajapaksa and planning a coup while in service.

(PTI)