High Court upholds prison sentence for Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera

The Colombo High Court today upheld the nine‑month prison sentence imposed on Bodu Bala Sena Secretary Venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera, rejecting his appeal for acquittal.

The ruling, delivered by High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne, confirms the Magistrate’s Court verdict that found him guilty of making a statement insulting Islam at a 2016 Kirulapone media briefing, deemed harmful to communal harmony.