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Air Force Chief Roshan Gunathileka to be appointed Chief of Defence Staff after general elections |
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2009-10-02 | 12.05 PM |
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A senior official at the Presidential Secretariat told Lanka News Web that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse had requested the President to remove General Sarath Fonseka as the Chief of Defence Staff and appoint Air Force Chief, Air Marshal Roshan Gunathileka to the post after the general election.
The extension of service granted to General Sarath Fonseka ends on December 18, 2009.
The Defence Secretary has proposed to the President to grant a further one year extension of service to General Sarath Fonseka only if he requested for one and has emphasized the need to replace General Fonseka as the Chief of Defence Staff with Air Marshal Roshan Gunathileka with effect from May 1, 2010. |
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The source further said the Defence Secretary has proposed to the President to provide General Sarath Fonseka with a diplomatic posting after May 1 next year.
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