Ten month salary loan for Army personnel:

Army refute false propaganda

Shirley WIJESINGHE

All types of false propaganda are being carried out through certain media including websites to create a conflict between Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka and the Government.

This should be stopped. Unless this is stopped forthwith legal action will be taken against the perpetrators of this false propaganda, Army Media Spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkkara said.

The facts as stated in these reports are clearly fabricated and groundless and mislead the people, he said categorically refuting false information.

“General Sarath Fonseka is still attached to the Army service as the Chief of Defence Staff.

The false reports are well organized, originating from some organizations bent on achieving their personal targets,” he said.

Explaining about the release of the ten months’ salary loan to 9,000 Army personnel, Brig. Nanayakkara said Rs. 700 million has been released by the Treasury for this purpose under the direction of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Loan payments of 200 applicants in the Army have already been made so far, he said.