Mahasona responsible for setting Kandy on fire has allegedly taken bribes to shut down Muslim businesses!

Questioning the recently arrested leader of the Mahason Balakaya, Amith Weerasinghe has commenced sources say. He along with the other suspected arrested have been brought to Colombo for investigations Police said.

 According to state intelligence sources, Weerasinghe has created the group using the name of an elite Sri Lanka army troupe the ‘Mahason Balakaya’ to attract Sinhala youth and had formed the hardline organization with the help of several political stalwarts and leading Buddhist monks.

Investigations have also revealed that Weerasinghe had taken bribes from Sinhalese business owners promising that they will be protected by Mahason Balakaya while also saying that they will work towards shutting down Muslim owned businesses. The group is said to collect money from Sinhala businesses claiming that the funds will go towards its members around the country who are working against businesses owned by Muslims.

 Amith Weerasinghe, leader of the Sinhala hardline group Mahason Balakaya were seen in viral videos urging people to join them from the inception of the various incidents.

Recently the Colombo Telegraph also revealed that they were in possession of video evidence of Amith Weerasinghe, leader of the Mahason Balakaya, in conversation with a group including Buddhist monk Galagoda Atte Gnanasara of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), regarding carrying out attacks.

Weerasinghe is shown urging the crowd that ‘this is not the time to attack because we are not ready.’ He has argued that the plan of unnamed opponents was to get everyone arrested. He said that in Ampara there weren’t enough Sinhala people to bail out anyone who might get arrested.

However, Colombo Telegraph claimed it cannot confirm the exact date of this conversation.

Weerasinghe has been actively spreading misinformation and is known for hate speech against minorities. However, authorities had failed to initiate any action against him prior to the recent violence. He also manages a Mahason Balakaya Secretariat office in Digana while carrying out his activities unhindered by law enforcement agencies.