Homagama protest: monks remanded
February 15, 2016 07:05 pm
Ven. Iththakande Saddhatissa Thero, Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana thero and two other monks have been remanded until tomorrow by the Homagama Magistrate, Ada Derana reporter said.
Four monks including Saddatissa Thera of the Rawana Balaya National Organization and President of the Sinhala Ravaya group Ven. Dayarathana Thero had surrendered to the Homagama police this morning.
The monks surrendered to the police for allegedly involving in the violent protest near the Homagama Magistrate’s Court on January 26.
A tense situation was arisen in front of the Magistrate’s Court as a group of about 200 monks and civilians had gathered there in protest over the diction to remand Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera.
Monks representing the BBS, Ravana Balaya, and Sinhala Ravaya had also blocked roads near the Court to prevent the prison bus from leaving the premises.
