Warrant issued on Ven. Gnanasara Thera

Warrant issued on Ven. Gnanasara Thera

October 12, 2015   10:06 am

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of General Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero and two others for not appearing in the Court, this morning (12), Ada Derana reporter says.


The warrrant was issued by Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage as the BBS General Secretary and the other monks did not appear in the Court in connection with two cases filed against them.


One case has been filed for allegedly obstructing a media briefing organised by the Jathika Bala Sena (JBS) at the Nippon Hotel in Colombo while the other case has been filed for making defamatory remarks against Quran opposite the Slave Island police station.

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