The Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court has issued an arrest warrant for Balangoda Kassapa Thera over his failure to appear before court in a case concerning alleged illegal constructions along the Trincomalee beachfront and a controversial Buddha statue.
The case was taken up before the court, but Kassapa Thera and several other individuals failed to appear for the hearing.
Accordingly, the Magistrate issued an arrest warrant for Kassapa Thera and postponed further proceedings until January 6.
