Those arrested in connection with the Trincomalee Buddha statue incident, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, have been further remanded until 11 February.

The order was issued after the case was taken up before the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court today (9).

The legal action follows a complaint filed by the Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department, alleging that an unauthorised structure had been erected within the coastal protection zone in Trincomalee town and a Buddha statue placed inside it, in violation of coastal conservation laws.