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18th November, 2016
Inspector General of Police (IGP),
Police Headquarters,
Colombo 01
Dear Mr. Pujith Jayasundara,
Complaint on Police inaction in relation to Buddhist monk-led violent attacks on
numerical minority ethnic and religious communities
We are outraged by the blatant Police inaction and the complacency of the State towards the
culture of impunity which prevails around the continuing trend of Buddhist monk-led violent attacks
on ethnic and religious numerical minorities.
While the Sri Lankan Constitution clearly guarantees all citizens the right to equality, non-
discrimination and freedom of religion and religious worship, the number of attacks against religious
and ethnic numerical minorities across Sri Lanka, by ethno-nationalist majoritarian groups, typically
led by one or more Buddhist monks, remains unchecked. Civil society groups have consistently
documented and reported such attacks to relevant authorities. However, charges have never been
brought against the perpetrators, despite the conduct of these monks being in clear violation of
hate-speech and anti-discrimination protections under Sri Lankan law.
This morning, the following story where the notorious leader of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Buddhist
monk, Gnanasara himi, in responding to the arrest of Suresh Prasad (alias Dan Priyasad), a self-
proclaimed Saviour of the Sinhalese1, was brought to our attention. Gnanasara himi has
threatened a bloodbath and in the video clears states that, we must sort this issue out with
stones, poles and blood, because if this is what they want, then this is what they will get!
The story details that Gnanasara himi was calling for the arrest of Secretary of the Sri Lanka
Thowheed Jamath (SLTJ), Abdul Razik within 24 hours, as a response to the arrest of Dan Priyasad.
Subsequently, we were informed that Abdul Razik was arrested by the Maligawatte Police, and is
now in remand custody. The arrest, and the speed at which it was effected, illustrates that
Gnanasara himis words have immense influence, even on the Police, which should act as an
independent establishment. This is deeply problematic, especially in the face of Police inaction
against the spate of violent attacks and threats of attacks carried out by extremist groups, in
particular Buddhist monks.
This is not the only recent incident involving Gnanasara himi. In June this year, he made a public
declaration at a rally in Mahiyanganaya, that they could at any time re-enact the Aluthgama
violence2 (this was in reference to the anti-Muslim riots in 2014 in which four persons were killed, 80
injured, and approximately 10,000 displaced). This speech was documented and the video was
1 Colombo Telegraph, Police Arrests Saviour Of The Sinhalese Who Threatened To Bomb Muslims - https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/police-arrests-saviour-of-the-sinhalese-who-threatened-to-bomb-muslims/ 2 Colombo Telegraph, Video: BBS Gnanasara Back In Action, Promises To Repeat Aluthgama Mayhem - https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/video-bbs-gnanasara-back-in-action-promises-to-repeat-aluthgama-mayhem/
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/gnanasara-issues-one-day-ultimatum-warns-of-blood-bath-from-maligawatta-if-sltj-secretary-razick-not-arrested/https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=SLTJ&x=5&y=7https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/police-arrests-saviour-of-the-sinhalese-who-threatened-to-bomb-muslims/https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/police-arrests-saviour-of-the-sinhalese-who-threatened-to-bomb-muslims/https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/video-bbs-gnanasara-back-in-action-promises-to-repeat-aluthgama-mayhem/https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/video-bbs-gnanasara-back-in-action-promises-to-repeat-aluthgama-mayhem/
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widely shared online. The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) filed a written complaint3 to the
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) regarding the incident and requested immediate action. However,
to our knowledge, no action has been taken against Gnanasara himi to date.
Recently, another video of a Buddhist monk, identified as Ampitiye Sumangala Himi, Chief
Incumbent of the Mangalaramaya Temple, in Batticaloa, has gone viral on the internet. The video
shows the monk using extreme racist expletives and abusive language to verbally assault and
threaten a Tamil public servant (Grama Sevaka (GS)) in the presence of a uniformed police officer.
The police officer in question stood by and observed the attack without taking the necessary action
to protect the public servant or stop the Buddhist monk. When the police officer finally stepped in,
he did so in a seemingly hesitant and fearful manner.
The recent incident involving Ampitiye Sumangala Himi again, is not an isolated incident. The same
monk has been involved in multiple incidents4 where he has behaved in a similarly abusive and
violent manner, including an incident where he assaulted a female police officer and other villagers5.
To date, no action has been taken against Ampitiye Sumangala Himi for his conduct.
In another incident, also in June 2016, a vigil for equality, under the banner Different Yet Equal
organised by a group of concerned citizens was attacked and violently disrupted6 by a group calling
themselves SinhaLe and lead by its National Coordinator, Arambepola Rathanasara himi. The attack
took place in the presence of police who were reluctant to stop the violent mob, and instead
attempted to lecture and question the peaceful demonstrators on their vigil and presence. In a
separate incident, there is also video footage of the SinhaLe group rabidly threatening all Muslims
with death.7 In another incident in August this year, Rathanasara himi and some SinhaLe goons,
intimidated and threatened8 to harm two female Christian worshippers and a Christian pastor.
3 Colombo Gazette, BBS back to old habits, Muslim Council writes to IGP - http://colombogazette.com/2016/06/25/bbs-back-to-old-habits-muslim-council-writes-to-igp/ 4 Multiple incidents of racist abuse and violence by Sumangala himi - http://www.asianmirror.lk/news/item/17668-batticaloa-mangalarama-temple-monk-destroys-cornerstone-after-president-fails-to-attend-event, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-A2XArDXH8, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOeT7EaDjw0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QekwjYXw1QY, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MCagBHR5yo, http://www.virakesari.lk/article/13563, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNhiJ77Pms, http://battinaatham.com/description.php?art=6337 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKeg76RoIHs 5 Vakeesam.com - .
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZI9d7Wm44I&feature=youtu.behttp://colombogazette.com/2016/06/25/bbs-back-to-old-habits-muslim-council-writes-to-igp/http://www.asianmirror.lk/news/item/17668-batticaloa-mangalarama-temple-monk-destroys-cornerstone-after-president-fails-to-attend-eventhttp://www.asianmirror.lk/news/item/17668-batticaloa-mangalarama-temple-monk-destroys-cornerstone-after-president-fails-to-attend-eventhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-A2XArDXH8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOeT7EaDjw0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QekwjYXw1QYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MCagBHR5yohttp://www.virakesari.lk/article/13563https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNhiJ77Pmshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKeg76RoIHshttp://www.vakeesam.com/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE.htmlhttp://www.vakeesam.com/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE.htmlhttp://www.vakeesam.com/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE.htmlhttp://www.vikalpa.org/?p=28041https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210663613375039&set=pb.1489297727.-2207520000.1479217858.&type=3&theaterhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210663613375039&set=pb.1489297727.-2207520000.1479217858.&type=3&theaterhttp://www.vikalpa.org/?p=28025http://www.bbc.com/sinhala/sri-lanka-37088711http://groundviews.org/2016/08/16/different-yet-equal-on-effectively-battling-hatred/http://groundviews.org/2016/08/16/different-yet-equal-on-effectively-battling-hatred/http://roar.lk/editorial/time-stop-pretending-sinha-le-anything-racist/https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzO8SAlmDKanUTN4YmpIX3pua2shttps://www.facebook.com/SJBOFFICIALPAGE/videos/1043738325733995/https://www.facebook.com/SJBOFFICIALPAGE/videos/1043742442400250/
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In yet another incident, a Tamil couple was violently intimidated by abusive Buddhist monks within a
temple premises in Colombo. The victims of this violence have been in hiding, and are still living in
fear of reprisal for having publicised their horrific experience.9
Public behaviour of this kind is in clear violation of hate-speech and anti-discrimination protections
under Sri Lankan law, particularly as provided for in the International Covenant of Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) Act (ICCPR Act).10 The ICCPR Act provides that No person shall propagate war or
advocate national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility, or
violence,11 and that every person who does so, or who attempts to commit, aids or abets, or
threatens to commit such acts, commits an offence that is punishable with up to 10 years
imprisonment.12 The failure of the State to take immediate action to investigate and hold
individuals accountable for this type of conduct is a clear violation of its obligations under law and a
failure of its obligation to uphold constitutional guarantees and the duty to protect all persons from
such threats and violence.
A joint civil society submission13 to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in
August 2016, documented 132 incidents faced by Christians and 141 incidents against the Muslims,
in a span of one year, since 2015. These incidents include attacks on places of religious worship, and
numerical minority religious communities being disrupted during times of worship and prayer. The
Sri Lanka Campaign, in an article published in May 2016, states: no prosecutions have yet been
brought against Buddhist extremists implicated in previous attacks on Christians or Muslims. In
particular the inability and unwillingness of the authorities to take action in investigating the murder
of Muslims in the course of the 2014 riots continues to feed concerns that the Government is not
taking the issue of Buddhist extremism seriously enough. 14
We are deeply frustrated and angered by the sheer lack of will from the State in actively and publicly
condemning this kind of racist rhetoric and hate-speech, and taking immediate legal action against
perpetrators. The Police should move immediately to bring to justice all those in violation of Sri
Lankas anti-discrimination and hate-speech laws, including Buddhist monks. The Government must
seriously consider the impact and influence such groups that propagate hate-speech and threats of
violence against ethnic and religious numerical minorities have on the general public, by way of
creating a dangerously permissible environment for civilians to act in a similar manner, without fear
of consequence. A clear example of which is an incident where a group of self-proclaimed Sinhala
Buddhist Champions or Saviours of the Sinhalese threatened to burn and kill Muslims, make a
mass call for recruits to serve their worthy cause, and incite the masses with ethnically and
religiously charged misinformation. A member of this group, Dan Priyasath, was arrested by the Fort
9 DBSJeyaraj.com - Tamil Family in Colombo Suburb Suffers Terrible Ordeal at the Hands of a Religious Mob http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/49409 10 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act No. 56 of 2007. 11 ICCPR Act, s 3(1). 12 ICCPR Act, ss 3(2) and 3(3). 13 Report by Centre For Human Rights Development, National Christian Evangelical Alliance Of Sri Lanka and Minority Rights Group International - https://goo.gl/fWhcPD 14 Sri Lanka Campaign, Ominous rise in attacks on Sri Lankas Christians - https://www.srilankacampaign.org/ominous-rise-attacks-sri-lankas-christians/
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/49409https://goo.gl/fWhcPDhttps://www.srilankacampaign.org/ominous-rise-attacks-sri-lankas-christians/
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Police on 15 November, following public outrage and pressure, including by several members of
Parliament.15
The Police must adopt a uniformed response to acts of religious violence, threats of violence, and
hate-speech against religious and ethnic numerical minorities. Under the fundamental principle of
equality before the law, all who engage in such conduct, including Buddhist monks, must be held to
account. It is the obligation of the Police to enforce the law equally, without exception.
Further, the protection of the tenet of equality must be paramount to all law enforcement
authorities. This is critical to reconciliation, to which the State has publicly declared a commitment.
When ethnic and religious numerical minorities are subjected to hate-speech, threats of violence,
and discriminatory actions, and the State is passive or indifferent to these acts, discussions of
reconciliation ring superficial and insincere.
We urgently demand the following action from the Police:
(1) Immediately arrest Gnanasara himi for the statements he made on 15 November
2016, which fuel communal tensions and expressly threaten and incite violence
against ethnic and religious numerical minorities. There is adequate evidence in the
public domain about Gnanasara himis previous conduct, and he is already involved
in legal proceedings about the threat to repeat Aluthgama he made in June 2016.
(2) Immediately arrest Ampitiye Sumangala Himi from Managalaramaya, Batticaloa for
his numerous racially charged abuse and violence, and on many occasions, acting
with complete disregard for the law, as is quite indicative in the footage weve
provided above.
(3) Investigate the actions of all other extremist groups and persons and take necessary
action under the law.
(4) Update the public on the status of the complaint made by the Muslim Council of Sri
Lanka (MCSL) on Gnanasara himis threat to repeat Aluthgama.
(5) Inform the public on the steps taken to prevent future incidents that are likely to
incite racial and religious violence by groups that propagate hate-speech and threats
of violence against ethnic and religious numerical minorities, in particular those led
by Buddhist monks due to the privileged position and immunity they hold in society.
15 Colombo Telegraph, Police Arrests Saviour Of The Sinhalese Who Threatened To Bomb Muslims - https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/police-arrests-saviour-of-the-sinhalese-who-threatened-to-bomb-muslims/
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/police-arrests-saviour-of-the-sinhalese-who-threatened-to-bomb-muslims/https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/police-arrests-saviour-of-the-sinhalese-who-threatened-to-bomb-muslims/
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lanka-37088711, http://groundviews.org/2016/08/16/different-yet-equal-on-effectively-battling-hatred/ &
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7. A.P. Udangamuwa
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11. Ajit Abeysekera
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62. Damaris Wickremesekera
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64. Dannelle Diaz
65. Dannon Gomesz
66. Daya Athanayaka
67. Daylan Diaz
68. Deanne Uyangoda
69. Deborah Philip
70. Dedunie de Silva
71. Dharsha Jegatheeswaran
72. Diana Perera
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74. Dilani Fernando
75. Dileepa Vitharana - Open
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76. Dilshy Banu
77. Dimithri Gunasekera
78. Dinu Peiris
79. Dinuka Fernando
80. Dr. Clotilda Perera
81. Dr. Farah Mihlar
82. Dr. Indi Akurugoda Ruhunu
University
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84. Dr. Jehan Perera
85. Dr. Mareena Reffai
86. Dr. Paikiasothy
Saravanamuttu
87. Dr. Sepali Kottegoda
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158. Lanka Muhandiram
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160. Liam Fernando
161. Lucille Abeykoon
162. M. Aasha - Jaffna
163. M. Rahman Researcher
164. M.B. Irfan
165. M.B. Mihyar
166. M.K.M. Ibrahim
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168. M.K.P.S.C. Perera
169. M.L.M. Ismail
170. M.M.M. Baseer
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192. Natalie Billimoria
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1. H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President.
2. Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister.
3. Hon. Sagala Ratnayake, Minister of Law & Order and Southern Development.
4. Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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6. Hon. Ruwan Wijewardena, State Minister of Defence.
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9. G.M.W.P. Jayathilake, Secretary, Judicial Service Commission Secretariat.
10. Prof. Siri Hettige, Chairperson, National Police Commission.
11. Ven. Mahanayakas of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters.