سريلانكا: إطلاق سراح رهبان بوذيين بكفالة بعد تدنيسهم المصحف

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

أطلقت إحدى المحاكم السريلانكية بـ"كولومبو" سراح 4 رهبان بوذيين واثنين من العوام بعد اعتقالهم على إثر تدنيسهم نسخة من المصحف الشريف، وذلك مقابل 770 دولارًا كفالة، وتحذير من تكرار تلك الواقعة، التي حدثت أثناء لقاء بالرموز الدينية الشهر الماضي.

وتُعد تلك المرة الأولى التي يتخذ فيها القضاء خطوة تجاه الممارسات البوذية المتطرفة، التي تطالب بطرد المسلمين وتدمير ممتلكاتهم ومساجدهم.

ويؤكد المحللون أن الحكومات المتعاقبة لم تنجح في الخروج عن سيطرة القوى البوذية المسيطرة على المناخ العام بالدولة؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Sri Lanka Monks Tried over Qur'an Desecration

In the first legal action against Sri Lanka's extremist Buddhists, a group of monks have been released on bail, facing accusations of desecrating the holy Qur’an.

“The four priests along with two laymen were summoned by court today and granted bail in the sum of 100,000 rupees ($770) each,” police spokesman Ajith Rohana told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Monday, May 5.

“The magistrate warned them not to indulge in such activities. We will file formal charges when the case is called again next month.”

Accused by police of insulting the Noble Qur'an, four of Sri Lanka’s fanatic Buddhist monks were summoned by a Colombo court on Monday.

The monks, who are affiliates of the nationalist Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), or Buddhist Force, made their offensive anti-Islam remarks last month during a meeting of religious leaders.

The monks also rebuked and intimidated a moderate BBS monk who advocated religious harmony in the Asian Island, according to police.

Last year, Sri Lanka has been thrown into tension following a string of serious incidents involving extremist Buddhist provocations against Muslims.

In March 2013, Bodu Bala Sena called for the demolition of a 10th century mosque in Kuragala.

The call for destroying the ancient mosque comes shortly after the group campaigned against halal food in Sri Lanka, forcing Muslims to abandon halal logo to help ease tension with the Buddhist majority.