A monk was arrested on his release from hospital, for the “staging” of his attack and abduction, police in Colombo said.
Watareka Vijitha was found beaten, naked and tied up, after he campaigned against the anti-Muslim violence in southern Sri Lanka.
Police afterwards claimed that the monk’s injuries were self-inflicted using keys and blades.
Watareka’s lawyers have said that he was forced to confess to lying about the attack.
Police spokesperson Ajith Rohona said that the monk’s relatives had admitted staging the attack and that medical reports suggested that the injuries were self-inflicted.
Also see our earlier posts:
Attacked monk had ‘self-inflicted’ injuries claim police (22 June 2014)
Monk attacked again for supporting Muslims (19 June 2014)
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