විහාර මහාදේවී උද්‍යානයේ විරෝධතාවයේ නිරත භික්ෂූන්වහන්සේට නිකුත්කර ඇති අධිකරණ නියෝගය

Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama on Friday, October 23, refused a request to withdraw or revise an order requiring protesters at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo to leave. Daily Mirror also reports that a motion by Buddhist monks seeking to contest or alter the order was rejected.

Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror say the monks’ lawyers sought a change that would let the satyagraha continue. Sri Lanka Mirror identifies President’s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne among those representing the monks. Newswire reports that the Attorney General filed a separate motion as well.

Rupavahini News and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the protest sought the release of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera; Sri Lanka Mirror locates the gathering near the park’s Buddha statue. Lankadeepa reports that police came to the park on the night of October 22 with the court order and explained its contents to monks and lay participants.

Newswire reports that the magistrate said police could proceed under the Penal Code if the order was not followed.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.