A woman has been arrested for making a statement on social media insulting Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and inciting religious hatred.
The suspect has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the Battaramulla area, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
According to the DIG, the woman had released a video on social media mentioning Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, and inciting religious hatred and animosity, especially between Buddhists and Catholic, Christian devotees.
The 43-year-old woman is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, said the Police.
The CID has launched further investigations into the matter.
