Buddhist monks teargassed

Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse the Buddhist monks who were gathered in front of the presidential secretariat this afternoon to meet the President and discuss the possibility of getting Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera released. The Thera was sentenced to 19-years imprisonment to be served in six years. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe