Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero who is currently serving 6 years in prison will be transferred to the Prisons Hospital following the surgery at the Jayewardenepura Hospital.
All have been arranged for the transfer of the Thero, as the health condition of the Thero has stabilized, stated the Director of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital Dr. Susitha Senaratne.
Accordingly, Prison Authorities will escort Gnanasara Thero to the Prisons Hospital this evening (30).
Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero was convicted of four charges over Contempt of Court and sentenced by the Appeal Court to 19 years of rigorous imprisonment, to be completed within 6 years on August 08.
The Attorney General had filed the case against Gnanasara Thero following a petition submitted to the Appeals Court by the former Homagama Magistrate and current Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake.
Gnanasara Thero was charged for threatening Sandya Ekneligoda, the wife of missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda and Contempt of Court by behaving in an unruly manner within the Homagama court premises.
However, the imprisonment had to be delayed as the Thero was admitted at the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital for a surgery.
Meanwhile, the request for filing an appeal challenging the six-year sentence given to the Thero will be taken up for consideration by the Court of Appeal tomorrow (31).
