Gammanpila petitions Supreme Court against anti-terrorism Bill
Former Minister Udaya Gammanpila has asked the Supreme Court to rule that parts of the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill…
Tag: Gnanasara Thera
Government will not bend law for Gnanasara Thera, says Jayatissa
Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said the law will be applied equally as monks protest in Colombo demanding the release of Ven. Galagoda…
Premadasa urges President to intervene in monks’ protest
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa asked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to meet the Maha Sangha as monks protested outside the Presidential Secretariat in…
Supreme Court fixes January date in Gnanasara Thera prison attire case
The Supreme Court will take up a petition on the removal of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera's robes again on 14 January,…
Magistrate bars 54 protesters from Presidential Secretariat area
The Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered 54 people, including monks and politicians, to stay away from the Presidential Secretariat area after a police…
PM Harini says President will decide on Gnanasara Thera pardon
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will decide on a pardon for Gnanasara Thera at the right time.
Minister Lal Kantha rules out pardon for Gnanasara Thera
Minister K.D. Lal Kantha said the Government will not release Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, as it would go against its mandate…
Monks stay at Presidential Secretariat demanding Gnanasara Thera release
Buddhist monks staged a sit-in outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Thursday, demanding the release of the imprisoned Ven. Galagoda Aththe…
Kandy march for Gnanasara Thera reaches Presidential Secretariat
A march from Kandy demanding the release of jailed Bodu Bala Sena general secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara reached the Presidential Secretariat in…
Police reject claim of attack on protest march supporter
Police say a helmet assault in the Weeragula area on Wednesday followed a traffic dispute and was unrelated to the march seeking…