Aparekke Punnananda Thero
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Sri Lankan politician
Hon. Aparekke Punnananda MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
In office 2004–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Jathika Hela Urumaya |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Occupation | Buddhist monk |
Aparekke Punnananda was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Child sex abuse charges[]
Punnananda appeared before Colombo Magistrates Court on 18 March 2011 after admitting he had sexually abused five underage novice Buddhist monks under his care.[1][2] Two of Punnananda's alleged victims gave evidence to the magistrate who has ordered the police to produce the other three alleged victims before the court. The magistrate also ordered the police to investigate whether other underage novice monks were abused in the Budhhist temple where Punnananda is the chief incumbent. Punnananda is on bail
References[]
- ^ "'Abused' child monks handed to probation". BBC Sinhala. 18 March 2011.
- ^ "JHU Buddhist monk accused of sexually abusing child monks". TamilNet. 19 March 2011.
Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Gampaha | |
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One–member (1947 – 1989) |
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Multi–member (1989 – Present) |
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