A hardline Sri Lankan monk who is a close ally of ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred. Galagodaatte Gnanasara was convicted on Thursday for the remarks,

A Sri Lankan court has sentenced nine months prison to a a politically influential monk for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred in the island nation. Galagodaatte Gnanasara was convicted on Thursday for the remarks he made during a press conference in 2016.

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