PETALING JAYA: The Singaporean man accused of hacking into a Singapore government website before he was arrested in Malaysia wants a trial, says his lawyer in court Friday.
This was mentioned in the Singapore High Court on Friday by M. Ravi, counsel for James Raj Ariokasamy, who is accused of attacking a Singaporean government website in October under the pseudonym 'The Messiah.'
The Straits Times had reported that Ravi had been allowed to have a short meeting with James Raj after permission was granted by Justice Choo Han Teck.
James Raj is said to have signed off as 'The Messiah' after he allegedly hacked into the Ang Mo Kio Town Council's website on Oct 28, court documents filed by the prosecution on Tuesday showed.
Apart from the Misuse of Computer and Cybersecurity Act, the runaway drug offender - who had been in hiding since 2011 - also faces three charges for drug consumption.
The 35-year-old, who was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 4, is currently remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric evaluation but the case against him will be heard again on Nov 26.
On Nov 2, the Straits Times reported that the Singapore government was on high alert following a threat issued by the hacker group Anonymous following an attack on a blog on The Straits Times website in the early hours of Nov 1 and a video uploaded by Anonymous on Oct 31.
Anonymous referred to 'The Messiah' and three hacking attacks - on the Ang Mo Kio Town Council website, the PAP Community Foundation website and Sun's official website in the video which ran for three minutes and 42 seconds.
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