Sri Lanka, May 15 -- Former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) Thusitha Halloluwa has appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement.

Thusitha Halloluwa arrived at the CID at around 10:00 a.m. following a notice he received, according to an Ada Derana reporter.

Halloluwa has been accused of making defamatory and false statements against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a recent media statement. As a result, on May 4, acting on the instructions of the President, Attorney-at-Law Akalanka Ukwatta lodged a complaint, a statement issued by the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

The complaint called for a prompt investigation and the initiation of legal action against Thus...