Srilanka, Oct. 24 -- The Acting Commissioner General of Prisons has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification outlining the procedures to be followed regarding the removal of monastic robes when a Buddhist monk is imprisoned.

The relevant Gazette notification was issued by Acting Commissioner General of Prisons Prasad Hemantha Kumara, with the approval of the Minister of Justice.

Accordingly, several Standing Orders of the Department of Prisons have been amended.

When a Buddhist monk is admitted to prison as an inmate, the Department of Buddhist Affairs must inform the relevant Buddhist Chapter or Sect regarding the removal of the monastic robes worn by the monk up to that point.

"356A. Where a Buddhist monk is imprisoned, the Co...