Date fixed for hearing of Pastor Jerome s petition

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando, requesting the court to issue an order preventing his arrest by the
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is set to be heard before the Court of Appeal on 04 October.The relevant order was given when the
matter was heard before Appellate Court President Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Justice Chamath Morais today (22 Sep.).On 26 May,
the self-styled prophet filed an FR petition before the Supreme Court, through his attorneys, seeking an order preventing his arrest.The
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the DIG in charge of the CID, the CID director and the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the cybercrimes unit of
claiming that the police have not presented any piece of evidence to the court to prove that his comments threaten the religious harmony in
the country.