Colombo (LNW): General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) movement Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a case filed in 2014 accusing him of trespassing and obstructing a briefing held at a hotel in Colombo.
The Thera was among seven suspects who pleaded guilty in connection with a case related to the obstruction of a briefing held at Nippon Hotel Colombo in 2014, and the verdict was produced by the Fort Magistrate Court this (11) afternoon, according to reports.
The Theara along with other defendants were ordered by Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage to pay a compensation of Rs. 300,000 to the complainant and severely warned to not repeat such offences again.
In 2014, BBS Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero and other suspects were accused of trespassing into Nippon Hotel in Colombo, obstructing a press briefing called in by Jathika Bala Sena (JBS) leader Watareka Vijitha Thera and threatening the attendees.
