The Trincomalee Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom has ordered the additional remand of 04 Buddhist monks, together with Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, and 06 different suspects till Feb. 09.
The ten suspects, who’re presently in remand custody in reference to the Trincomalee Buddha statue incident, have been produced earlier than the court docket at the moment (Feb. 02).
The case stems from a criticism lodged by the Division of Coast Conservation and Coastal Assets Administration over an unauthorized construction erected inside a coastal protected zone in Trincomalee city, at a website the place a Buddha statue had been put in.
These named in reference to the incident embody the Chief Incumbent of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya in Trincomalee – Ven. Kalyanawansa Tissa Thera, together with Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, Ven. Trincomalee Sukhithawansa Tissa Thera, and Ven. Nanda Thera.
