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Wed 10 Feb 2010

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Sri Lanka: UN chief urges due process for arrested opposition leader

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities in Sri Lanka to ensure the rights and safety of the defeated presidential candidate and former army chief who was arrested yesterday, and said he intends to speak to the country’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the issue.

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