General Sarath Fonseka, who lost to president Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election, was arrested at his office in Colombo on Monday night, reports quoting witnesses said.
Gen Fonseka was meeting a number of politicians who had supported his candidacy, when he was taken into custody in a "very disgraceful manner," witnesses said.
Reports say the arrest was not unexpected, as government was mulling a court martial against Fonseka on charges of plotting to overthrow the administration.
Rajapaksa defeated his main challenger and former army commander General Sarath Fonseka in the elction held last month. Fonseka rejected the outcome alleging vote-rigging and lodged several objections with the electoral commission.
Within a week of his re-election, Rajapaksa dismissed 12 senior military officers for being a "threat to national security" and hatching "political conspiracy" during the presidential elections.
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