Former Sri Lankan Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka, who is now in military custody will face immediate court martial for treason and can be jailed for up to five years. <br/><br/>In an interview to Singapore’s Straits Times, Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said, the severity of the charges is very high. He said court martial will begin immediately after the assembling of the summary of evidence is done.<br/><br/>He also rubbished claims that Fonseka played a key role in the military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May last year. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said Fonseka worked with politicians in the opposition camp and tried to win them over while holding the Chief of Defence Staff assignment.