විවිධ වැරදි සම්බන්ධව සිරගත වන හිමිවරුන්ගේ චීවරය ගැන තීරණයක්

At a post-Cabinet media briefing on the 13th, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said the decision on whether a Buddhist monk imprisoned for an offence should keep wearing robes should rest with the monk’s Nikaya, rather than prison authorities.

Jayatissa said the government intends to establish a process for future cases. The relevant monastic order would be notified, and the government would seek guidance from the four Mahanayaka Theras representing the three Nikayas through the Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs.

The minister was also asked about claims made the previous day by former MP Udaya Gammanpila concerning an incident involving Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera’s robes during imprisonment. Gammanpila alleged that a prison officer used a mobile phone to enable a senior government official to watch the robes being removed.

Jayatissa described the claim as serious and said it should not be dismissed. He said an inquiry would be conducted if the Department of Prisons submits a complaint to the Sri Lanka Police, to determine whether the incident occurred and how. He added that Gammanpila would be expected to provide investigators with all information he had witnessed, heard or been told.

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