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Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults

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Galagodaatte Gnanasara has been accused of instigating violence against Muslims. He has close ties with Wirathu, an extremist monk based in Myanmar. In 2018, he was sentenced to six years for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist and contempt of court.

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Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults

Buddhist monk sentenced to hard labour for inciting hatred against Muslims in Sri Lanka, sparking controversy and legal action.

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Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Thursday sentenced an influential Buddhist monk to four years’ hard labour for fanning sectarian hatred against the island’s minority Muslim population. The Colombo High Court found Galagodaatte Gnanasara had hurt Muslims by making disparaging remarks about Islam at a 2016 press conference. “The monk was sentenced to four years of hard labour and fined 100,000 rupees ($330),” a court official said. “He was sent to …

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A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka was convicted of carrying out prostitution for inciting hatred of Muslims.

Colombo: On Thursday, a Sri Lankan court sentenced an influential Buddhist monk to four years in prison with hard labor for inciting sectarian hatred against the Muslim minority in the South Asian island. The Supreme Court of Colombo acknowledged that during a press conference in 2016, Galagudat Gnanasara abused the Muslim community by making derogatory statements to Islam in this country [...]

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Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults

Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults

A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka was convicted of carrying out prostitution for inciting hatred of Muslims.

A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka was convicted of carrying out prostitution for inciting hatred of Muslims.

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