Colombo Court Refuses to Amend Order Against Buddhist Monks' Protest

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has rejected a request from lawyers representing Buddhist monks to withdraw or amend a court order directing protesters to leave Viharamahadevi Park. The monks had been staging a satyagraha at the location.

Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ruled on Friday that the order issued on Thursday could not be changed. The magistrate further noted that police are authorized to take legal action under the Penal Code should the order be violated.