Chief Prelates have not sought Gnanasara Thero’s release: Minister
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Daily Mirror reports that Jayatissa made the statement on the 27th.
- Daily Mirror and Ada Derana report that the Chief Prelates had not requested Gnanasara Thero’s release.
- Daily Mirror identifies Jayatissa as Cabinet Spokesman and a minister.
Daily Mirror reports that Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said on the 27th that the Chief Prelates of the Buddhist chapters had not, to that point, asked the government to secure Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero’s release. Ada Derana likewise reports that the Cabinet Spokesman said no request had been made.
The reports do not provide further details about the circumstances of the statement or describe any next steps.
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