{"id":84236,"date":"2024-06-19T00:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T04:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=84236"},"modified":"2024-06-19T22:42:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T02:42:57","slug":"stand-up-comedienne-nathasha-edirisooriya-and-sl-vlog-youtube-channel-owner-bruno-diwakara-released-by-the-fort-magistrates-court-from-the-case-filed-against-them-under-the-international-covenant-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=84236","title":{"rendered":"Stand up comedienne Nathasha Edirisooriya and SL VLOG Youtube channel owner Bruno Diwakara released  by the Fort Magistrates Court from the case filed against them under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nStand up comedienne Nathasha Edirisooriya and SL VLOG Youtube channel owner Bruno Diwakara were released yesterday by the Fort Magistrates Court from the case filed against them under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Police arrested Edirisooriya on 28 May 2023 for allegedly making controversial statements on Buddhism during her segment at a stand-up comedy show in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>She was detained by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake as she prepared to leave the country.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Diwakara was arrested on 31 May 2023, after his YouTube channel \u2018SL VLOG\u2019 posted a viral video of Edirisooriya\u2019s performance. Diwakara was interrogated for over eight hours before being taken into custody. He was released on bail by the court on 21 June, while Edirisooriya was granted bail on 5 July after filing a petition with the Colombo High Court.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy began as Edirisooriya\u2019s performance on the \u2018Modabhimanaya\u2019 (Fool\u2019s Pride) comedy program in April went viral over comments she made about the Lord Buddha and Buddhist Girl\u2019s Schools during the act. The comments drew the ire of certain persons and ultra-nationalist groups followed by calls for her arrest. She was arrested based on a complaint lodged by the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs and several others. <\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n<p>COMMENTS<\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton84236\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D84236&amp;text=Stand%20up%20comedienne%20Nathasha%20Edirisooriya%20and%20SL%20VLOG%20Youtube%20channel%20owner%20Bruno%20Diwakara%20released%20%20by%20the...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand up comedienne Nathasha Edirisooriya and SL VLOG Youtube channel owner Bruno Diwakara were released yesterday by the Fort Magistrates Court from the case filed against them under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act. 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