Author arrested for ‘offensive’ books: AG’s advice sought
November 25, 2010 11:07 am
Police told court today that the Attorney General’s advice will be sought to proceed with the case against a Bahrain-based author who was arrested under Sri Lanka’s emergency laws. Sarah Malanie Perera is facing charges over her book From Darkness to Light describing her conversion to Islam, but which has been deemed offensive to Buddha.
The trial will be again heard on November 27.
The 38-year-old was detained on March 20 after being accused of “anti-state” activities and having links to Islamic militants.
She was released last month after paying a bail of 50,000 Sri Lankan rupees (BD166).
Perera, who first came to Bahrainin 1985, was arrested for allegedly distributing anti-state and anti-government information across the border.
However, she claims she was simply trying to send copies of her books to Bahrain and has denied having links to extremists.