The case against six members of Sri Lanka Tawheed Jamath (SLTJ) for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Buddhism and hurting the sentiments of the Sinhala-Buddhist community has been referred to the Attorney General for his advice.
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that the extracts of the investigations have been forwarded to the Attorney General.
In this case, six members of SLTJ are being prosecuted for making derogatory remarks against Buddhism and hurting the sentiments of the Sinhala-Buddhist community.
The complainant alleged that the Secretary to Sri Lanka Thowheed Jamath, Abdul Razik had deliberately made derogatory remarks on the Buddha on April 13, 2013.
The further magisterial inquiry into the incident was fixed for November 27.
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