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35-year-old James Raj Arokiasamy has been charged under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act for carrying out suspected hack attacks. Lawyer M Ravi © shows the charge sheet for James Raj, the suspected "Messiah" hacker, to reporters outside the Subordinate Courts on Nov 12, 2013. (TODAY/Sion Touhig) SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old man has been charged with hacking the website belonging to Ang Mo Kio Town Council. James Raj Arokiasamy is accused of doing so from a unit in Dorchester Apartment at Jalan Sri Hartamas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28 at about 1.35pm. He is said to have committed the offence by accessing the content management system of the town council and modifying the contents by adding the image of a Guy Fawkes mask to the website. James Raj is also said to have added a banner with the text: "I have been to various sites and seen how they take the initiative to secure their systems. You have a brain & you have money. You had a choice. Don't blame external factors (Anonymous) for this hack. The Messiah ;)". He also allegedly added a banner with a text stating that Member of Parliament Ang Hin Kee would like to resign from his post. Besides one charge under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act, James Raj also faces three prior drug charges, which have been amended. He is accused of consuming drugs on May 25, 2011. Earlier in court, the prosecution applied for the accused to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric evaluation. It also asked for him to be further remanded thereafter to help with police investigations. The prosecution said James Raj had told the police that he suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, borderline disorder and has suicidal tendencies. It added that since investigations are still in the preliminary stages, no access should be granted to third parties. This request was met with strong objections by James Raj's lawyer, Mr M Ravi, who argued that so far, he has not had access to his client. He said such access should be granted after the accused is held for 48 hours and that denial would be a breach of the constitution. But the prosecution rebutted that under the law, an individual can be held as long as a 20-day period. Mr Ravi also asked the court for permission to speak with his client for five minutes, which was denied. The district judge has asked both parties to come back in the afternoon to sort out the matter. If convicted of hacking a website, an offender can be jailed up to three years and fined S$10,000. On a second or subsequent conviction, the maximum sentence is five years' jail and S$20,000 fine. For consuming drugs, James Raj is looking at 10 years' jail and a S$20,000 fine on each count. Hope this guy gets put away for a long long time...