Gnanasara Thera sentenced to 9 months imprisonment

By Farook Thajudeen

General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has been sentenced to 9 months simple imprisonment by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court for insulting the religion of Islam.

In addition to the prison term, Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasena imposed a fine of Rs. 1,500.

The sentence follows an earlier arrest warrant issued after Gnanasara Thero failed to appear before court regarding the charges.