Sri Lankan teenager hacks president's website to try to get exams delayed

Police accuse 17-year-old of crippling official home page and posting a demand that A-level tests be postponed

Sri Lankan police have arrested a 17-year-old teenager accused of hacking into President Maithripala Sirisena's official website and posting a message calling for the postponement of A-level examinations.

The boy was taken into custody on Monday under computer crimes laws and on conviction faces a fine of 300,000 rupees ($2,000) and up to three years in jail.