Colombo High Court upholds nine-month jail term for Gnanasara Thera over insulting Islam remarks

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The Colombo High Court has upheld the nine-month prison sentence imposed by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on Bodu Bala Sena Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera after finding him guilty of making statements insulting Islam during a media briefing, Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva observed in court today. ..