29 August 2016 01:41 pm
The High Court Judge Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne fixed tomorrow to submit Attorney General's opinion over defence request to consider permission to travel abroad.
The Thera's Counsel told court that his client had received an invitation to attend a religious service in the UK.
The Thera was earlier indicted by the Attorney General on two counts under the Flora and Fauna Act and the Public Properties Act over the alleged possession of a baby elephant at Alan Mathiniyarama without a license in or around January 28, 2015. (Farook Thajudeen and Shehan Chamika Silva)