The Colombo High Court rejected a bail application filed on behalf of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is currently being held in remand custody.
Rambukwella, former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta and 5 others have been remanded over the import of substandard human
Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, secretary general of the Bodu Bala Sena, an organisation opposed to other religions in Sri Lanka, received two fines of 50,000 rupees each for defamatory comments about the Muslim community.
State Minister of Social Empowerment, Anupa Pasqual says President Ranil Wickremesinghe should consider a Presidential pardon for Gnanasara following his recent sentencing. This comes days after Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara was sentenced to four years in prison, the high court recently rejected a bail application filed by the racist monk.