Full Court Report: BBS Leader Gnanasara Pleaded Guilty To Hit-And-Run And Drunk Driving
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By Colombo Telegraph –
Court documents obtained by the Colombo Telegraph show that
Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary and vociferous hardline monk,
Galabodaaththe Gnanasara pleaded guilty to hit-and-run charges filed against him by Grandpass police in 2000.
On September 20, 2000, the monk was fined Rs. 12,000 by Traffic Courts, Colombo 12. The accident occurred on April 14, the same year, causing injuries to two others named Mohamed Rifai and Ravindra Kumar. Gnanasara Thera was driving lorry number 6 Shri 5444. Among the charges against him were drunk driving, speeding, driving without a valid licence and failing to report the accident.
The monk pleaded guilty to all 9 charges.
We publish below the report in full;
Video : BBS Monk Gnanasara