Bail Granted to Five Suspects

The Galkissa Magistrate’s court released five suspects who were arrested over staging protests against the Rohingya refugees residing in Sri Lanka on bail.

The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court ordered Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero on October 10, who was arrested for threatening Rohingya refugees, released on bail.

The Buddhist monk and seven other suspects were arrested in connection with the attack,  which had occurred on September 26.

An angry mob of monks and their supporters threw stones and smashed windows and furniture of a UN safe house in Mount Lavinia sheltering 31 Rohingya refugees, including 16 children and seven women.