Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera | FILE PHOTO
The Courtroom of Enchantment as we speak (September 29) issued a warrant directing that Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Basic Secretary Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera be arrested and produced earlier than court docket on October 1, 2026.
The court docket ordered that the warrant be executed by way of the Inspector Basic of Police.
The order was issued when a movement filed by the Lawyer Basic looking for enforcement of the jail sentence imposed on Gnanasara Thera, whose presidential pardon was revoked, was taken up earlier than the Courtroom of Enchantment.
The movement was thought-about earlier than a bench comprising Courtroom of Enchantment Justices Mayadunne Corea and Lakmali Karunanayake.
Gnanasara Thera was not current earlier than court docket when the matter was taken up.
President’s Counsel Anura Meddegoda, showing for Gnanasara Thera, knowledgeable the court docket that his shopper was resting because of an sickness and requested time to review the movement and make submissions.
Nevertheless, State Counsel Sajith Bandara informed the court docket that the matter was a felony case and requested {that a} warrant be issued if the accused failed to seem earlier than court docket.
Following the request by Gnanasara Thera’s lawyer for time to review the movement and make submissions, the case was adjourned for a brief interval.
