Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thera has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an Interim Order preventing Police from arresting him over several allegations.
Filing a Fundamental Rights petition through a counsel, Gnanasara Thera sought an Interim Order preventing the Organized Crimes Prevention Division from arresting him until the investigations against him concluded and advice of the Attorney General is obtained in this regard.
Gnanasara thera has cited the OIC of Organized Crimes Prevention Division and three others as the respondents.
He further sought a declaration that the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Article 12(1), 13(1) and 14(h) of the constitution have been violated by the respondents.
The petitioner stated that there is an island wide search for him to apprehend and arrest him and number of police teams have been deployed island wide for this purpose.
On June 12, Gnanasara Thera was not present in Court regarding a Contempt of Court action filed against him over his alleged offensive behaviour inside the Homagama Magistrate’s Court and the Court was informed that Gnanasara thera was not appearing since he has death threats.