Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Statements have been recorded from six individuals, including senior officials of the National Institute of Education (NIE), in connection with the inclusion of a link to a pornographic website in a Grade Six English module.

Those questioned include module writers attached to the NIE's Academic Affairs Division, as well as officials responsible for reviewing, editing and proofreading educational modules.

Ministry sources said investigations are being carried out by a team of officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), while a separate preliminary inquiry into the NIE's module preparation process is being conducted by a committee headed by Ranjith Ariyaratne. The reports of both investigations are exp...