Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero and 7 others, arrested for threatening Rohingya refugees, have been further remanded until October 16 by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.
Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero and 7 others, arrested for threatening Rohingya refugees, have been further remanded until October 16 by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.
The Buddhist monk and the other suspects were arrested in connection with the attack which had occurred on September 26.
An angry mob of monks and their supporters threw stones and smashed windows and furniture of a UN safe house in Mount Lavinia sheltering 31 Rohingya refugees, including 16 children and seven women.
Ven. Dayarathana Thero of the Sinhala Ravaya organization was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) on October 02 after he was summoned to record a statement.
He was subsequently remanded until October 09 by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.
On Friday (6), police also arrested a former police constable in connection with the incident.
