INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Colombo Magistrates Court today (17 Jan.) further remanded YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe till 31 January.Amarasinghe was detained by the
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 05 January, after making several questionable statements about the much-venerated Temple of the
Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.The YouTubers claims led to disorderly uproar amongst Sri Lankas predominantly Buddhist society, officials of
the CID highlighted, while the Director General of Department of Archaeology likewise asserted that the slanderous declarations in question
were a severe wrongdoing.The Chief Prelates of the Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters have actually likewise informed the CID that they are all
set to provide statements pertaining to the matter, the CID notified the court
Examinations have actually likewise revealed that Amarasinghe had actually gotten funds from individuals overseas, relating to which the CID
are carrying out even more probes under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing
Act.The CID started investigations into the declarations made by Amarasinghe after Inspector-General of Police (IGP) C.D
Wickramaratne got written grievances in this regard, which lead to Amarasinghes arrest.The chief prelates of Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters,
Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero and Most Ven
Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero likewise composed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, raising issues about the offending statements made by
Amarasinghe, and advised the government to take needed measures to nip the matter in the bud.Meanwhile, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa
Rajapakshe, while speaking in parliament, pledged legal action against Amarasinghe, stressing that the spiritual consistency in the country
can not be enabled to be disrupted.Pursuant to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act, No
56 of 2007, propagating war or promoting national, racial, or spiritual hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
violence is a punishable offense with strenuous imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.
