{"id":182814,"date":"2017-10-07T14:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=182814"},"modified":"2017-10-08T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T09:28:38","slug":"well-known-muslim-basher-arrested-over-hate-crimes-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/well-known-muslim-basher-arrested-over-hate-crimes-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Well-Known Muslim-Basher Arrested Over Hate Crimes Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested Prageeth Chanaka Gunetilleke, a well known perpetrator\u00a0of anti-Muslim\u00a0hate crimes,<em>\u00a0<\/em>over the attack\u00a0on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Rohingya\">Rohingya\u00a0<\/a>refugees at the UN safe house in Mount Lavinia.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the suspect was a police constable who had been interdicted. 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