Monje Sri Lankés Polémico, Gnanasara, Condenado a Prisión por Ofensas al Islam

Un monje cingalés de postura radical, que es un estrecho aliado del destituido ex presidente Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ha sido condenado a nueve meses de prisión por menospreciar el Islam e incitar al odio religioso.

Sri Lanka rarely convicts Buddhist monks, but this marks the second time that Gnanasara, who has repeatedly been accused of hate crimes and anti-Muslim violence, has been jailed.

The sentence, handed down by the Colombo Magistrate's Court, comes after a presidential pardon he received in 2019 for a six-year sentence related to intimidation and contempt of court.