The former head of Sri Lanka’s army Sarath Fonseka has been denied a visa to enter the United States, reports the Daily Mirror.
Diplomatic sources were quoted as stating “incidents that happened when he held the post of Army Commander might have resulted in the rejection process,” though this has been denied by his media secretary.
Mr Fonseka, who oversaw the final phase of the armed conflict on the island where tens of thousands of Tamil civilians were massacred, was promoted to become Sri Lanka’s only five star general and the by Regional Development Minister by the current Sri Lankan government.
In December 2015 the former army general was previously denied entry to the US, reportedly over his role in overseeing war crimes.
See our earlier posts:
Fonseka denied US visa over war crimes allegations (14 Dec 2015)
War crimes suspect Sarath Fonseka re-applies for US Green Card (27 Dec 2015)