A cat and mouse game ensued between the police and Bodu Bala Sena’s (BBS) Galagoda Atte Gnanasara who continues to evade his arrest, 11 days since the police deployed units to apprehend him. However, Police Spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody assured that the hunt for Gnanasara had not ceased and units were continuing their search to apprehend him.
Meanwhile, police have also questioned the doctor who claimed to have treated Gnanasara and had issued a medical certificate to be produced in court claiming that the monk was suffering from ill health.
Galaboda Atte Gnanasara
“It has become obvious that Ven. Gnanasara admitted himself to a not very prominent medical centre in Navinna on 31st May early morning, in an attempt to avoid being present in court. He had admitted himself at 4.30 am and then soon after the court proceedings were over he had got himself discharged on the same day and disappeared again,” DIG Jayakody told Colombo Telegraph.
According to the police spokesman, the medical certificate issued by the doctor in question was unaccepted as it was a handwritten letter. “Even the medical certificate that was issued is not in formal order, as it is not in a printed form, but just a handwritten letter,” he said. DIG Jayakody also said that the police will lodge a complaint to the Sri Lanka Medical Council against the doctor who had issued the questionable medical certificate through Gnanasara’s lawyers.
With the two week mark nearing since the police said that it had deployed several units to arrest Gnanasara on several charges, including for inciting religious disharmony, when pointed out that the police have been blamed for inaction in this case, DIG Jayakody said that this is not the only case that the police is handling but investigations are very much on and the search for the monk is continuing. “He is in hiding, but we are continuing investigations to apprehend him,” DIG Jayakody added.
The arrest warrant for Gnanasara was issued amidst intensifying pressure from the Muslim community and the diplomatic community on the government and the police which initially was accused of soft peddling the increasing anti-Muslim attacks in the country. In the recent past, Gnanasara has renewed his campaign against the Muslim community and have being seen instigating racial hatred between the Buddhists and Muslims. Since April this year over 20 Muslim owned businesses and mosques located across the country have come under attack, with some being torched by masked men while petrol bombs were thrown at a few others. (By Munza Mushtaq)
Rajash / June 6, 2017
“11 Days Later, Police Say Hunt For BBS Gnanasara Continuing” in Tamil they say “trying to hide a big pumpkin in a plate of rice”########police know where he is hiding ~~~~~~~~~~~the police and the politicians think Sri Lankans are idiots*********** well on the other hand may be they are>the term “Sinhala modaya” was not coined by Tamils but by a prominent Sinhala Politician.<<<<<>>>CT Editor>>>>>you must be now used to your readers using all kinds of symbols>,?,_ +,=,# to segregate paragraphs and sentences and sitting on your laurels?
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Buramphisincho / June 6, 2017
Longer they wait to arrest him, the respect on Police, President, PM andother authorities of this country will turn out to be “worsened”. People would not respect on law and order issues of this country. t
As promised by them prior to 2015, law and order issues have not been improved.
So the world authorities, it is you who to decide only lanken stagnated situation.
Be it Ghanasara or Baduudeen or anyone, that go against the law prevailing should
be brought to investigations.
Rigorous enforcement of law and order can change the way wind blows in this country.
No doubt about that.
Just to hide behind SIVURU and abuse the sivuru for his own hatreds, and their spread, have been a greater threat to lanken peace and harmony
We dont wars again, we dont ethnic problems in this country again.
We need more awareness programs so that grass eating majority folks to be educated.
Once the information is there, that we are all the same.
We should all bend down to the law and order, nothing can go wrong.
Singapore, Germany, and other countries hold their laws above everything else, being equal to everyone.
So why not srilanka.
Mr President, please react, longer you hide your tail behind the rear legs, worsen it will become.
MAY LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING BE BLESSED TO ALL IN ORDER TO GET SHAPED UP THE LIVES OF MAJORITY.
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Dim ✌Sum / June 7, 2017
There are only 2 known crusaders in the world Catholic/Patchwork Christian and the inhuman Muslims. When you see the scene at the protest made at the mosque by Obama backing diplomats and muslims you are to be reminded that they are bringing on a crusade onto Asia. So why is the government pleasing the crusaders when The Donald is not with either of them??
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Tamil from the north / June 6, 2017
Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard Jim Softy is hot on Gnanasara’s trail. Please don’t be dismayed, our great sleuth with his good friend from the Interpol Inspector KA Sumanasekera will find this pious holy man and bring him to justice near a courts near you. CIA top agent Soma and RCMP Inspector Max are also standing by for additional help.
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Singhalese pundit / June 6, 2017
Shame on law and order of this country ..
Shame on politics of this country ..
Shame on racism of this country
Shame on good name of Buddhism
Shame on Buddhist extremism.
Shame on public who do deny it ..
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Sampath / June 6, 2017
May be Gananasara has gone to France to see and bed with his Girl Friend.
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Burt / June 6, 2017
“Police Say Hunt For BBS Gnanasara Continuing”
What a bunch of bull!
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K A Sumanasekera / June 6, 2017
But Police arrested the Yahapalana Flood Victim, who lifted the Sarong and pointed to his Balls and told the visiting Minister, , “This is only what is left now”……when the Minister asked him “How are you doing mate”………………. One of the comments to this news is cool……….Evidently the Flood Victim is now in Personal Police custody of the IGP . The new Finance Minister Development and Special Projects Minster, Police Minister and the Education Minister, are l interrogating him .. And want to hold the victim until their boss Dr Ranil returns…….With the new plumbing in place, Dr Ranil will be doing the toughest interrogation….
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Samuel Jayaweera / June 6, 2017
No even yestreday he had added a video containing same aggressive hate speech.
He has to be put in a rehab in order to heal his aggression, until then not to allow him human association can help us all.
We have fought a war, not just few years but 30 long years. So we dont want any kind of new ethinic problems – may be Ghanasara and former leader MR has been planning to create a new war, this time with Muslims. Then only extremists of the kind can stay in power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr4FJ3jymNc&lc=z12lg355tvb5vbnde224i5nrmwucyr1l0.1496609499684781
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bo / June 6, 2017
Joke!
As usual, police questions Gnanasara’s medical cert while they pay a blind eye to fake medical certs of villains Namal, GR, and BR likes. Patients miraculously get cured immediately after the court hearings. Sri Lanka is a sick country and need a sick cert and so does the police.
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Mailwaganam / June 6, 2017
What bloody nonsense from the police. The Court was told that Gnanasara has been hospitalized. Why cant they go to the hospital. The F…ing President, Duminda Dissanayake, Wijedasa Rajapaksa, Champka Ranawake and the IGP are all providing the safety net for the brute Gnanasara
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Amarasiri / June 6, 2017
Whom are the Police, the “president” and “Prime Minister” fooling?———————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Just because the national average IQ is 79, do they still believe all the people can be fooled all the time? —————Just curious!
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Samuel Jayaweera / June 6, 2017
Mr Amarasiri, (even if this would not have been a match with the topic)
could you please come back to my last question, I had added to you ?
Why the masses back in my home country- rotten by all evils still fall in the theories of “BUDURAES” not being able to get the physical explanation of “Dheedhunna -Rainbow”. They the worshipers to Soomawathiya or other Dagabas see it, as if the BUDU RAS – budhas rays – may have been the reason the sky above the dagabas to appear rain bow colours while the glocken bells or the pirith recites are heard from the background. In the same time, the worshipers, start ” saadu saadu” just following the other… this has been the culture of the masses in this country blessed with lower IQ as 70.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FU8FjJu0aM
I wonder why the university dons in Physics have not come forward yet to explain this to the nation. Entire world would laugh at us. I was shocked by having watched ( I just found it in YOU TUBE lately) it.
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John / June 6, 2017
Never mind whether it’s 11 days or 1000 days, the fact is there is no reason to arrest Gnanasara thero, he is only warning Sinhalese of ongoing Muslimization of Sri Lanka, remember Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Maldives, etc were once Buddhist countries. So first, ARREST Muslim politicians who are destroying the Buddhist archeological sites in Eastern province, building illegal Muslim settlements in Willpattuawa jungle, threatened the Magistrate and threw stones at the court. Muslim occasional politician who threatened the high profile judge at his official residence must be arrested as well. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— The latest news is that Qatar has been accused of supporting terrorism by other Muslim countries. Muslim politicians and Muslim organizations in Sri Lanka get million of dollars for Muslimization of Sri Lanka from Qatar, also, Qatar practice modern day slavery, but they are shedding crocodile tears over Muslims in Sri Lanka who are under Sinhalese’ excellent care.
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jenn / June 6, 2017
All an eye wash… at the last court hearing his lawyer submitted a report saying that he was admitted to hospital and produced a medical certificate. even a toddler can see the address go there and arrest him . What a joke ,,,, R W days are numbered.
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mike / June 6, 2017
Time to get help from Interpol to track this Gandasara pig ! What a comedy country!
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nalmen / June 6, 2017
is he being protected by a govt high up?
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Eagle Eye / June 6, 2017
We are not alone. According to government data, 462 far-right extremists with warrants out for their arrest are still at large in Germany. According to the data, nearly 600 arrest warrants for the 462 extremists have not been carried out to date. (Source: https://www.rt.com/news/391015-nazi-extremists-germany-fugitive/). Muslim politicians and Wahhabis cannot sleep peacefully until Gnanasara is put behind bars because he has become the main obstacle to their nefarious activities. Buddhist monks taking a lead when the community faced with threats is not uncommon. During British rule they played a role and monks went in front of the firing squad. Now Sinhala Buddhists are confronting threats from Evangelical Christians funded by Church, Wahhabi Muslims funded by Saudi Arabia and Hinduthwa Tamils funded by Tamil Diaspora. Monks play the game openly. Clergy in other religions play the game behind the scene. That is the difference.
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roy / June 6, 2017
I respect Buddhism , and majority of Buddhists are peaceful people who blend with all communities.
But not the one above in the picture orangutan looking Gnanasra ,he is a disgrace for the entire Buddhist community. This vulture goes against the teachings of Buddha.
Emotions dominate his soul with thuggery ,greed ,hatred and lust.karma will take on him soon.
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gune / June 6, 2017
yahapalanyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! you guys rock!
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Champa / June 6, 2017
Is that so? The Police is pressed by Muslims and the DPL Community to arrest Gnanasara Thero? Why can’t the Police investigate into attacks? How come there are no CCTV footage? How about Tamil and Muslim Politicians who made hate speeches against Sinhalese? Did Police arrest those who commemorated banned LTTE in Jaffna? What did Police do with Muslim politicians who were involved in deforestation in the East? Alright Sinhalese Buddhists. This Government is bias. It only wants to hunt Buddhist Monks. We denounce violence and terror. If anybody is spreading hate crimes on Social Media intentional or unintentional, please stop that forthwith.—— Let’s be united to show our strength. Let’s begin a peaceful campaign to show our protest against the arrest of Buddhist Monks selectively, while real culprits are scot free. We will do something simple like boycotting Muslim Shops. Let’s buy things only from Sinhalese shops. How about that. I am not against Muslims, not at all. This is only to support our own Sinhalese businesses.
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LAC3 (rtd) Buddhadasa / June 6, 2017
Ms Chump,—— —— ——
“Let’s buy things only from Sinhalese shops.” —— —— ——
So you won’t buy from Cargills? —— —— ——
I for one buy my arrack from a Sinhalese shop.
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Lester / June 7, 2017
Champa:
“Let’s buy things only from Sinhalese shops.”
Yes, this is the way to do it. No need to attack Muslim shops. Just boycott them. If they don’t make a profit, they will shut down. Very simple.
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K.Pillai / June 6, 2017
Amusing to see the man playing hide and seek. DIG Priyantha Jayakody assures us that the fugitive will be apprehended. Priyantha questions the validity of a medical certificate because it was hand-written. Is there a law which says that such a certificate must be written in a printed form? Priyantha has complained to GMOA. What does he expect? It is getting curioser and curioser. One wonders as to who is pulling the puppet strings.
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Jim Softy / June 6, 2017
Ven Gnanasara is so clever and well beyond humanity. How can you fools find him ?
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Tamil from the north / June 6, 2017
Jimmy (softy) boy, please read my comment at the top, that is how you will catch him. We have amazing talent amongst Sri Lankans, we do not have to look elsewhere.
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Native Vedda / June 7, 2017
Jim Softy ———–“How can you fools find him ?” —————Do they really want to find the saffron clad thug you stupid man/woman/it?
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Coolio / June 6, 2017
The guy that said he isn’t afraid to die for his cause is now afraid of the law. So it was all talk afterall LoL. What a sight when a self proclaimed ‘lion’ runs like a wild boar.
I vote for shooting this fraudulent hate monger on sight! Just put a bullet in his head and get it over with! That way a lot of tax payer money and time can be saved.
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Ibadun / June 6, 2017
So called Survivor went hiding! Poliz don’t have system to trace where about!
The justice system and enforcement is still in disaster and crisis
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Justice & Fairplay / June 6, 2017
The Police are too busy meditating, to catch fellows like Gnanasara. The fact that our police and politicians are afraid of a yellow cloth, tells us much out the state of Law and Order in this country.
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shankar / June 6, 2017
as usual i think india is the culprit,meddling in our internal affairs.It shot off the largest rocket about the size of 200 elephants.Now it will be impossible for the police to get him.
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ekelbroom / June 6, 2017
While our worthy Police continue to express their grim determination to apprehend Rev Gnanasara, the Muslim Community should use the breathing space to examine objectively and critically the reasons that have lead to the deterioration of relations between them and the Majority Community during the past decades. ++++++++++++
This decline which commenced about 3-4 decades ago was gradual until 2009 because it was masked by the violence unleashed by Tamil Terrorism which affected all communities. However, after May 2009, with the cessation of terrorism, the adverse effects of this decline were being felt more sharply and resulted in the emergence of anti-Muslim groups. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
In Psychology, the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) is defined as ‘our tendency to explain someone’s behavior based on internal factors, such as personality or disposition, and to underestimate the influence that external factors, such as situational influences, have on another person’s behavior.’ ++++++++++++++++++++++
The Muslim Community should not discount the possibility that they have, by virtue of their visibly increasing piety during the last 3-4 decades, contributed to the creation of such ‘situational influences’. Or else they would be guilty of succumbing to the FAE.
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Native Vedda / June 7, 2017
ekelbroom ————-Did you mean Rev Gnanasara = Saffron clad thug? ———————————————————————————————————————————————————–“the Muslim Community should use the breathing space to examine objectively and critically the reasons that have lead to the deterioration of relations between them and the Majority Community during the past decades.” ————————————————————————– It should be the other way around. Why don’t the Sinhalese and Buddhist take the Sinhala/Buddhist fascist noisy minority to a side and clip their ear, ………. for being nasty not only to the minorities but also to the Sinhalese and Buddhist to a larger extent? ———-
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. ”
By Martin Niemölle ————————-
ekelbroom ————————when the Sinhala/Buddhist fascist noisy minority (SBFNM) come for you there would be no one left to speak for you. When Sinhala/Buddhist fascist noisy minority (SBFNM) come for your wife and daughters they may consider eloping with the fascist simply because you have already lost your b***s.
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Mama Sinhalam / June 6, 2017
No wonder that the police and the armed forces cannot find where all the disappeared persons who surrendered to them are. If they cannot find Gananasara, how can they find them?
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Good Sense / June 6, 2017
The Gnanasa episode is not the only issue that is confronting the Muslims in Sri Lanka. Further, Gnanasara is not the only person, who is evading with some degree of success an arrest warrant. What is significant is that even some senior Muslim Ministers are silent over the activitiesof Gnanasara.
All in all the effort on the part of the authorities to bring about amity within the community of Sri Lankans have failed. If this aspect is water-tight, say like in Singapore, then Gnanasara’s likes have no place in society. Alas! Sri Lanka is a part of the Global Village.
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Silva / June 6, 2017
Sri Lankan intelligence is not this bad is it!!?
They probably already know where this fellow is and are ready to get him.
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Native Vedda / June 7, 2017
Silva—————- “Sri Lankan intelligence is not this bad is it!!?” ——————Sri Lankies and intelligence are mutually exclusive.
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Chedi / June 6, 2017
If the Police want to arrest anyone they have the professionalism and expertise to do it v.fast. The questions are: 1. why are they dragging their feet here? 2. how/why did the judge/magistrate accept such a medical certificate? 3. Was not the judge/magistrate aware that the Police were also searching for him? 4. Should VG be charged again for contempt of court – considering the the MC and that he discharged himself the same day? 5. What about the lawyer – can she be considered an accomplice? 6. Proof again that there are Doctors who assist people to break the law and avoid arrest? 7. What is the GMOA’s stance here?
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Aussie / June 6, 2017
Gnanasara has said like a Chandia that he is not scared of Police,President,Prime Minister or anybody. One thing he is right, that is he does not have to be scared of President or Prime Minister because they are public representatives. But he has to be scared Police because he has violated the law of the country several times and on top of that he was evading court. Now Chandia,come out from the hide out and walk to the police or court house like a donkey. You have been a Card Boad Veeraya in front of some Thuttu Deke People. Are they coming to protect you now. Don’t be a dumb idiot.
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