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Controversial Buddhist monk jailed for insulting Islam (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by TheKetchupSong to c/world@quokk.au

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A hardline Sri Lankan monk who is a close ally of ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred.

Galagodaatte Gnanasara was convicted on Thursday for the remarks, which date back to 2016.

Sri Lanka rarely convicts Buddhist monks, but this marks the second time that Gnanasara, who has repeatedly been accused of hate crimes and anti-Muslim violence, has been jailed.

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they should have "turned the other cheek" as they say

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's a Christan thing, not really relevant here.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 months ago

Maybe those Christians got something to learn from the great Boddhisattva... globalization rocks!