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Sri Lanka Supreme Court revokes controversial monk’s presidential pardon

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court revokes a controversial presidential pardon for monk Gnanasara Thero, deeming it arbitrary and null.

Sri Lanka Supreme Court revokes controversial monk’s presidential pardon
Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero (centre), head of the Bodu Bala Sena or 'Buddhist Power Force'. File
Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero (centre), head of the Bodu Bala Sena or "Buddhist Power Force". File | Photo Credit: Reuters
In a significant case of the judiciary reversing an executive decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday (September 10, 2026) overturned a presidential pardon granted to a reactionary Buddhist monk.

In May 2019, then President

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Gnanasara Thero rose to prominence in 2012, when he founded the BBS. Widely known for his provocative anti-Muslim remarks and mobilisations, the firebrand monk, now 51, and his organisation became a prominent symbol for a surging to a Presidential Task Force to draft proposals on legal reforms, a move widely criticised by rights defenders. In 2024, the Colombo High Court

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