Stand-up comedian Natasha Edirisooriya who was arrested and remanded on charges of having insulted Buddhism, was released by the Colombo High Court on a personal bail of Rs. 100,000 today (05).
Natasha was charged under the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act.
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