Petitions over Trincomalee Buddha statue incident, dismissed

2026-02-03 - 08:19

The Court of Appeal has dismissed petitions seeking to quash the remand orders issued by the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court against Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera and Ven. Kalyanawansa Tissa Thera in connection with the Trincomalee Buddha statue incident. The order was delivered by a Court of Appeal bench comprising President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyantha Fernando.