Police afraid of Saddhatissa of Ravana Balaya ?

- Jan 31, 2016

Civil citizens are questioning the IGP as to why chairman of Wimal Weerawansa’s Ravana Balaya, Ittekande Saddhatissa Thera, is not being arrested despite the existence of more than enough audio-visual evidence that he had led the mobs at the Homagama magistrate’s court last Monday and Tuesday.

Police investigating to arrest the unruly persons have identified several monks. Among them are Akmeemana Dayaratana of Sinhala Ravaya, Magalkande Sudatta, Aluthgama Ariyashantha, Galle Dhammavineetha, Malabe Jothi and Devinda Theras.

 

However, the police silence over Saddhatissa Thera, who incited the violence, has become a big question for those who value justice.

 

When he was a resident monk at Sankhapala Vihara in Embilipitiya, he had pushed to death a person over a money dispute, say those who live near the temple. Saddhatissa Thera had gone missing for several years since then, only to resurface under Ravana Balaya, patronized by Weerawansa.

 

Civil society activists demand to know the force behind his not been arrested yet.