'The Messiah' hacker denied bail

James Raj Arokiasamy, the 35-year-old who allegedly signed off as “The Messiah” when he hacked into a town council website, has been denied bail.

District judge Soh Tze Bian, in agreeing with the prosecution during the bail hearing yesterday, said while James Raj should be given acc­ess to his lawyer, he should not be granted bail given his history of having absconded in 2011.