Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace Pasan Amaraseena has ordered that the case towards Frederick Christopher Jerome Fernando, often known as Pastor Jerome, who’s accused of constructing statements that undermine non secular concord, be taken up once more on 3 March 2027.
When the case was known as, the Prison Investigation Division (CID) knowledgeable the court docket that it had not but obtained directions from the Lawyer Basic relating to the incident.
Pastor Jerome Fernando, who’s out on bail, was additionally current earlier than the court docket that day.
Pastor Jerome is accused of undermining non secular concord by making derogatory remarks about Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam throughout a sermon that was circulated on-line.
He was abroad in Might 2023 and subsequently returned to Sri Lanka on 29 November that 12 months. The CID arrested him on 1 December.
He was later remanded in custody and launched on bail in January 2024.
The case has been postponed pending directions from the Lawyer Basic relating to its continuation and additional authorized motion.
Accordingly, additional proceedings within the case are scheduled to be thought-about on 3 March 2027.
