General Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera was released on bail by Colombo Magistrate Courts a short while ago.

He was arrested by Kurunduwatta Police this morning after appearing at the police station.

On April 24, Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera and 26 others were summoned to the Colombo Magistrate Courts on charges of contempt of court after they had taken part in a protest near the Bribery Commission, defying a court order.

Gnanasara Thera failed to appear in person at the court on May 8, which led the Colombo Magistrate to issue a warrant for his arrest.

He appeared at the Kurunduwatta Police station this morning after his arrival in the island from Japan last night.