Retired General Sarath Fonseka on Friday refused to appear before a senior Army officer tasked to record “summary of evidence” – the prelude to a Court Martial – claiming he was now a civilian.

Broken windowpanes, scattered teacups and overturned chairs were what visitors saw when they were shown the room from which General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka was forcibly removed by Military Police officers who stormed the General’s campaign headquarters in Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7, last Monday. A Military Police officer’s name tag lies on the floor.