Galagodaaththe Gnanasara remanded till February 16

10 Feb, 2016

The General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) the?venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera was further remanded today till February 16?by the Homagama Magistrate today in connection to allegedly threatening Sandhya Eknaligoda, the wife of journalist?Prageeth Eknaligoda.

Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera was granted?bail by the Homagama Magistrate yesterday?over contempt of court charges.

However he was remanded till today for allegedly threatening Sandhya Eknaligoda.

The monk was remanded last month after he surrendered to the police after the?Homagama Magistrate issued an arrest warrant on him.

The arrest warrant was issued after the monk had allegedly disrespected court during proceedings into the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda.(Colombo Gazette)

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