The warrant was issued by Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage yesterday as the BBS General Secretary and the other monks did not appear in the Court in connection with two cases filed against them.

One case has been filed for allegedly obstructing a media briefing organised by the Jathika Bala Sena (JBS) at the Nippon Hotel in Colombo while the other case has been filed for making defamatory remarks against Quran opposite the Slave Island police station.