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Petition seeks monastic robes for monk's Court appearances
A petition has been filed with Sri Lanka's Supreme Court requesting that Venerable Gnanasara Thero, serving a prison term, be allowed to appear in court wearing his religious robes. The request also seeks protection from being photographed or displayed uncuffed before media and public until the case is heard.
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Summary
A fundamental rights petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking an order directing prison authorities to produce Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is currently serving a prison sentence, before court while dressed in his monastic robes.