{"id":166961,"date":"2016-08-30T11:17:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T05:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=166961"},"modified":"2016-08-30T20:05:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:35:03","slug":"hacking-presidents-website-second-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/hacking-presidents-website-second-suspect-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacking President&#8217;s Website: Second Suspect Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police today arrested a second suspect in connection with the hacking of President Maithripala Sirisena&#8217;s official website.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is a 26 year old from Moratuwa. 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