Gammanpila on Ven. Dambara Amila Thera:

Decision made by judiciary, not govt.

by P. Krishnaswamy

Jathika Hela Urumaya Legal Advisor and Western PC Minister Udaya Gammanpila, commenting on the arrest and detention in remand of Ven.Dambara Amila Thera, President of the pro-JVP Patriotic National Centre, said it was not the Government, but the Judiciary that remanded the Ven. Thera. "Street protests are not the right course of action against a judicial decision", he also said.

There is a case against the Ven.Thera and on presentation of evidence by the CID, the Magistrate who presided at the Bandaragama Circuit Court remanded him for the second time.

Everybody is subject to the laws of the country and the judiciary should take its own course. If they are not happy with the decision, they should have appealed to a higher Court instead of holding protests, Gammanpila said.

"The judiciary has no choice just because he is a political leader and Buddhist monk, but has to apply the laws upon him", Gammanpila stated.