Social media activist Sepal Amarasingha who was arrested for his defamatory statements on the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy has been further remanded.
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today further remanded Sepal Amarasinghe until the 21st of February 2023.
He was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on 5th January after making several controversial statements about the Sri Dalada Maligawa on his YouTube channel.
His arrest comes on a directive issued by the IGP after President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s attention was drawn to the matter by the Mahanayake Theros of the Malwathu and Asgiriya sectors.
The Mahanayake Theros of the Malwathu and Asgiriya sectors stated in a joint letter to the President, that video footage circulated on social media platforms by Sepala Amarasinghe contains statements offensive to Buddhism.
Stating that this was causing harm to Buddhism and the historic ‘Sri Dalada Maligawa’, the Mahanayake Theros called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe to immediately take necessary actions in this regard. (NewsWire)