Venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero's appeal petition was today rejected by the Colombo High Court.The Thero had sought to have the prison sentence and fine imposed by the Colombo Magistrate's Court, after he was found guilty of charges including making statements that disrupted religious coexistence, be set aside, and to be acquitted and released.In relation to statements made at a media briefing in 2016 which were deemed derogatory towards Islam and harmful to religious harmony, the Colombo Magistrate's Court had sentenced Venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero to nine months of imprisonment along with a fine.The Thero had filed an appeal before the Colombo High Court against that sentence.Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne, delivering the verdict, stated that the decision of the Colombo Magistrate's Court against the appellant defendant is upheld.
Venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero's appeal petition was today rejected by the Colombo High Court. The Thero had filed an appeal before the Colombo High Court against that sentence. Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne, delivering the verdict, stated that the decision of the Colombo Magistrate's Court against the appellant defendant is upheld.
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People- Manjula Thilakaratne2
- Gnanasara Thero2
- Venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero
- Gnanasara Thero The Colombo High Court
- Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero
- Venerable Galagodaaththe
- Manjula Tilakaratne
- Gnanasara Thera
Organisations- Colombo High Court3
- Colombo Magistrate3
- Colombo Magistrate's Court2
- Islam2
- Gnanasara Thera The Colombo High Court
- Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero
- Colombo Additional Magistrate
- Magistrate's Court
Keywords- sentence2
- upholds2
- dismisses
- imposed
- appeal
- prison
- month
- bala
- bodu
- fine
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