Ven. Dayarathana Thera arrested over Mt. Lavinia incident

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Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera had been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) in connection with the incident in Mount Lavinia on September 26, in which a group of protesters allegedly harassed the group of 31 Myanmar refugees.

Police said the Thera was arrested after he was reported to the CCD this morning to give a statement over the incident.

The CCD also arrested a 40-year-old Raveendra Warnajith Perera, a resident of Nugegoda after surrendering to the CCD this morning.

They were to be produced in the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.

Earlier, the CCD arrested six suspects including a woman in connection with the incident and they were remanded till October 9.

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Sunil Monday, 02 October 2017 03:07 PM

Nobody is above the law. Please do not let these thugs take the law into their hands as was done in the past by people calling themselves Buddhist monks.

jan Monday, 02 October 2017 03:19 PM

Agree, hope he is remanded like the rest and not let out on bail, making a mockery of our justice.

ranjith perera Monday, 02 October 2017 03:39 PM

why call them "Ven" and "Thero" ? cant we call them by name?

max Monday, 02 October 2017 03:13 PM

Over to you Minister Champaka Ranavaka. After all, he is a JHU monk!

Call from Temple Trees Monday, 02 October 2017 03:38 PM

soon call will go from President office or from PM office or to Attorney General office to release him. Tomorrow this news will come

fucka Palanaya Monday, 02 October 2017 03:40 PM

yahapalana is cheating without punishing the correct thugs who did the crime. Police have arrested only the on-lookers of this incident not the real thugs as adviced by yahapalanaya

thilak Monday, 02 October 2017 03:55 PM

Now WW/Gamanpilla and the likes will come out and claim that this is an international conspiracy and MR will visit them in prison displaying is commitment to protect Buddhism.Part-2 admitted to prison hospital.Part-3-released on bail (case closed)

VT Monday, 02 October 2017 04:14 PM

THIS GUY IS A VEN THUG AND NOT A VEN THERO

Ghaf Monday, 02 October 2017 04:27 PM

useless of arresting them tomorrow there will be a call from some at Kandy to the President or the Prime minister to release them. or they will be at the prison Hospital most likely.

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