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Sri Lankan monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara sentenced to prison for anti-Islam remarks

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Sri Lankan monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara sentenced to prison for anti-Islam remarks

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  • Galagodaatte Gnanasara, a controversial monk and ally of ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was sentenced to nine months in prison.
  • He was convicted for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred during a 2016 media conference.
  • This is his second imprisonment for hate-related charges, following a previous presidential pardon in 2019.
  • The Colombo Magistrate's Court emphasized citizens' right to freedom of belief under the Constitution.
  • Gnanasara has filed an appeal against the court's sentence and faces additional imprisonment if he does not pay a fine.

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