{"id":108555,"date":"2022-11-07T05:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T04:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/108555-sri-lankas-gunathilaka-denied-bail-on-sex-assault-charges.html"},"modified":"2022-11-07T05:18:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T04:18:02","slug":"sri-lankas-gunathilaka-denied-bail-on-sex-assault-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/108555-sri-lankas-gunathilaka-denied-bail-on-sex-assault-charges.html","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka's Gunathilaka denied bail on sex assault charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n             An Australian court on Monday refused bail for Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka after he was charged with four counts of sexual assault.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Gunathilaka appeared wearing handcuffs by remote video link to the court in Sydney, speaking only to confirm his identity and that he could hear proceedings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The 31-year-old, who was arrested Sunday just hours after his country lost to England in the T20 World Cup, appeared calm as he sat wearing a grey T-shirt and blue jeans in a detention centre in the city.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The batter's bail application was heard in a closed session -- without journalists present -- after Magistrate Robert Williams agreed with a request from the prosecutor to suppress details of the allegations and other elements of the case.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The interim suppression order, which is scheduled to be reviewed by the court on Wednesday, was opposed by Gunathilaka's defence and by a media legal representative.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Sri Lanka's cricket board said it was following the case after being informed about the charges by the International Cricket Council (ICC).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            \"SLC will closely monitor the proceedings in court and, in consultation with the ICC, will expeditiously initiate a thorough inquiry into the matter and take stern action against the player if found guilty,\" it said in a statement.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Gunathilaka was ruled out during the first round of the T20 World Cup with a hamstring injury but had remained with the team in Australia.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            He made his international debut in 2015 and has played eight Tests, 47 ODIs and 46 T20s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian court on Monday refused bail for Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka after he was charged with four counts of sexual assault. 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