Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the suspect, self-proclaimed chairman of an organization called Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (ITSSL), was taken into custody as a result of the probes carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the incident.
The relevant press release published by the arrestee on June 04, claimed that the authorities had failed to take necessary action on the forewarnings his organization had issued before on such cyberattacks.
The suspect, identified as Rajeev Yasiru Kuruwitage Mathew, was set to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (June 08).
The Police Headquarters urged the members of public not be deceived by such false propaganda and to refrain from circulating such fake news on social media.
(Ada derana)
