Police record statement from BBS Gen. Sec.

18 December 2016 08:01 pm

Police today recorded a statement from Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galaboda Atthe Gnanasara Thera for allegedly insulting Islam.

A source said the Police Organized Crime Prevention Division had recorded a statement from the Thera for nearly two hours, in connection with him allegedly insulting ‘Allah’ during a press conference last month.

Former Deputy Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Azad Sali had lodged the complaint against the Thera.

 

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