Wednesday 5 October 2016

Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera permitted to travel to USA

By Shehan Chamika Silva

Colombo High Court today permitted Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka thera to travel to United States Of America to participate a religious event between October 5 to 27.

High Court Judge Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne permitting the thera to travel abroad ordered to return the passport in court on October 28.

The suspect thera was indicted earlier in High Court by the Attorney General over allegedly keeping an elephant without a valid license.

The trial of the case was also fixed to be conducted from January 17 by the Colombo High Court.

Thera was indicted by Attorney General on two counts under the Flora and Fauna Act and the Public Properties Act over the alleged possession of a baby elephant at Alan Mathiniyarama without a licence in or around January 28, 2015.

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