2010 Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

 

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Release General and sentence hundred Bhikkus including him to rigorous imprisonment for life says Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero


Sunday, 03 October 2010 15:13
Incumbant of Kotte Nagaviharaya Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero has requested the President to release Gen. Sarath Fonseka and in place of him imprison hundred Bhikkus including him. Ven. Sobitha Thero said this at a press conference held by the ‘National Bhikku Front’ in Colombo today.
Speaking further Ven. Sobitha said, “Sarath Fonseka is a fearless commander, a hero. A person who has not committed any wrong would never ask for pardon. We know that even if he dies in the prison having his meals from a tin plate he would never ask for pardon. Even we would not ask for pardon in such circumstances.
Hence, we, as the Maha Sangha, make an affectionate request from the President. Release the Great War hero who brought a great victory to the Motherland. Instead, sentence hundred Bhikkus including me to rigorous imprisonment for life. We are ready for such a sentence.”

 

 

Because of life threats, Inamaluwa Thero goes into hiding to another place

(Lanka-e-News, April 7, 2010, 7.45PM) During the period of the LTTE war, a group of officers of Digampatanedi Naval Force died in a truck from a bomb explosion. Recently, Inamaluwe Sri Sumangala Thero made an open announcement that a powerful politico was behind this explosion. It is reported that the Ven. Thero has been threatened by this politico and his life is in danger.

This powerful politico has been having close cordial relationship with a LTTE member ‘Rajan’. Our Dambulla correspondent informs us, by now pictures of this politico together with the LTTE Rajan have been distributed in Dambulla.
Because of threats to his life, the Thero has moved to another place and is working. Attempts to contact the Thero had failed. The telephone gives a recorded message that the Thero is not in the Rangiri Dambulla FM office or in the Aramaya where he works.

En raison de menaces de mort, Inamaluwa Thero va se cacher dans un autre lieu


(Lanka-e-News, le 7 avril 2010, 7.45PM) Pendant la période de la guerre des LTTE, un groupe d'officiers de la Force navale Digampatanedi mort dans un camion de l'explosion d'une bombe. Récemment, Inamaluwe Sri Sumangala Thero fait une annonce ouverte qu'une politico puissante était derrière cette explosion. Il est signalé que le Vén. Thero a été menacée par cette politico et sa vie est en danger.

Cette politico puissant a été d'avoir à proximité des relations cordiales avec un membre des LTTE »Rajan. Notre correspondant nous informe Dambulla, maintenant des images de ce politico avec le Rajan LTTE ont été distribués à Dambulla.
En raison des menaces à sa vie, le Thero, a été transférée à un autre endroit et de travail. Les tentatives de contacter le Thero avait échoué. Le téléphone envoie un message enregistré que les Thero n'est pas dans le bureau Rangiri Dambulla FM ou dans le Aramaya où il travaille.

 

 

 

Fasting to get General released forbidden: Fasting Bhikkus baton charged by Police

(Lanka-e-news 05.April.2010 11.45PM) The group of Bhikkus who commenced a fast from the 3rd to secure the release of Gen. Fonseka who is detained at the Navy Headquarters were dispersed by the Police this afternoon (5).

By the use of the Police Force the place where the Bhikkus were staging the fast was cleared and the hut in which they were, was also destroyed.

On the first day of the fast , the Police had arrived on the scene and had removed the roof of the stage alleging that it was obstructing the traffic. The Police said they did that with the permission received from the Courts.

At many places where the protests were staged by the public in the recent past , the Police had attacked them.

 

 

Police station OIC has not cited reasons for taking the Bhikkhus into custody: OIC summoned to Court on 29th


(Lanka-e-News, April 7, 2010, 7.45PM) The Colombo Additional Magistrate Ravindra Premaratne odered the Slave Island police OIC to appear in Court on the 29th, for not adducing reasons as to why the Bhikkhus who staged a fast unto death opposite the Fort Railway station were arrested.

The Magistrate made this order yesterday (6) as no police officer of the Slave Island police was present in Court when the case was taken upto show cause as to why the Bhikkhus were arrested.

 

12 Bhikkhus who fasted for release of General granted bail
(Lanka-e-News, April 7, 2010, 9.25AM) The Bhikkhus who were arrested and produced before the Magistrate Court 3, yesterday (6) when they staged a strong protest in front of the Fort Railway station demanding the release of Gen. Fonseka, were released on bail. Four monks who were fasting and 12 others were granted bail.

The monks who were arrested by the Police on the 5th when they were engaged in the fast and produced before the Magistrate in the night were ordered to be brought to Courts on the 6th. They were then released on bail on the 6th.
The police told Courts that the Bhikkhus who were demonstrating in front of the Railway station were obstructing the public under S 98 01 of the Public nuisance Act, and S 79 2 of the Police ordinance, and were therefore arrested.

The Attorney at Law Gunaratne Wanninayake appearing for the Bhikkhus, asked the police where the Bhikkhus were taken in a bus by the police from Slave Island in civvies, when the monks were protesting in Fort coming under the purview of the Fort police?
Further hearing was put off to 23 April.

Attorneys at law Manjula Pathiraja, Namal Rajapakse and Bandara Ekanayake appeared in defense of the Bhikkhus.