The CID has obtained an overseas travel ban from the Fort magistrate today (16) against Pastor Jerome Fernando.

However, Pastor Jerome had already left the country by then.Pastor Fernando has been in hot water over controversial remarks he had made recently.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe had yesterday (15) ordered CID to launch an immediate investigation into the controversial statement made by Pastor Jerome Fernando, in a manner that harms religious harmony.Speaking to media earlier today, the Catholic church, too, had denounced his remarks.

Emphasising that Pastor Fernando does not belong to the Catholic church, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, the Spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Colombo told reporters in Colombo that Pastor Fernando’s statements are likely to pose a threat to religious coexistence in the country.