 | | | Army spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe |
The Sri Lankan military says an army major is to be face a court martial on charges of passing information to the Tamil Tiger rebels. If convicted of treason the major faces the death penalty. Two other officers are being investigated by police on similar charges. A military spokesman, Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, said all three were accused of handing classified information to the rebels for money. He told the BBC that this case was the first time an army major has faced charges of giving information to the enemy. Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said that if the police gather enough evidence against the other two officers, they too will face courts martial proceedings. | 
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