JHU action denies bail for Ven. Pagnaloka Thero

LankaTruth 05th Sep: 2008. 05.42 PM

Actions of a batch of Buddhist priests from JHU denied bail to Ven. Pannala Pagnaloka Thero, who has been remanded for not appearing in court for an inquiry on contempt of court by violating the prevention of sound pollution act brought to the Parliament by JHU.
Counselors for Ven. Pagnaloka Thero had made an application to Supreme Court requesting bail for him and the relevant motion was taken up today. When the three member bench led by Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva entered court today at 11.40 the JHU priests, who numbered more than a hundred, refused to stand and respect the judges.
The Chief Justice pointed out that respecting the judges was respecting the judiciary. The Chief Judge requested the defense counselor to ask the priests to walk out of the court and then come back. When the defense counselor made the request not a single priest moved away from the court.
The Chief Justice took up the motion then and turned it down and Ven. Pagnaloka Thero was re-remanded till 15th of this month.