Thursday, November 14, 2013

Singapore Need More Answers On "The Messiah"


After the cyber attack by the hacking group “Anonymous”, the Singapore government has been a flutter and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong even made a public vow to capture the hackers involved.

I personally don’t see what’s all the fuss is about because to me “Anonymous” has more bark than bite, but I guess it’s a matter of face for them. Recently, the Singapore government announced they had captured a man in Malaysia they believe to be "The Messiah", the main hacker of the Anonymous” group attacking websites belonging to the Singapore government. However the more I read about the arrest, the more questions I have.

Like why did the PM made the vow on Nov. 6 when according to all reports, the police already had a suspected arrested and in custody on Nov. 4? Like how could 35-year-old James Raj be the Messiah if he was in hiding in Kuala Lumpur for outstanding drug-related offences in Singapore? You would think a man who ran to another country do his best to stay under the radar.

Also why did the prosecution applied to the court for the man to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Since when did we sent people to the IMH for ADHD? Is ADHD even considered a mental problem? More importantly, if the prosecution think this man has mental problem, doesn’t that mean any statement they had taken from him, without legal consul I might add, has to be thrown out the window?

The Singapore government clearly intended the capture of "The Messiah" to be a big deal, but there are just too many questions to be answered for that to happen. The government need to start talking to the public quickly before the case run away from them. 

8 comments:

theonion said...

Reading too much conspiracy theories

Prosecution just want to make sure he has no excuse and be kiasu x 10 to make sure no legal loophole

Anonymous said...

theonion - "Prosecution just want to make sure he has no excuse and be kiasu x 10 to make sure no legal loophole"

Huh?! Is this the new operating procedure? Why do you think this is okay?

- Xmen

Anonymous said...

It is because the accused himself told the police that he was suffering mild ADHD with suicidal tendency when he was young. As a precautionary measure, he was sent to IMH for assessment.

As for why PM made that statement on the 6-Nov, while the accused was apprehended on 4-Nov, it could be that he is being arrested and repatriated using the drug offences, and not the Computer Misuse Act, although he is the prime suspect.

I cannot see how the police here can request repatriation using an offence not being tested by a Court of Law. So he could be arrested here with the drug case, then investigate/ (or interrogate) him with regards to the hacking case.

Ghost said...

To the Onion;
The man was on the run in another country for drug charges and he decided to "The Messiah" and start hacking Singapore's government websites. Does that make sense to you or are we supposed to just chalk it up as the man being crazy?
To Anon 4.47;
"the accused himself told the police that he was suffering mild ADHD with suicidal tendency when he was young. As a precautionary measure, he was sent to IMH for assessment"
Where did you read the part about suicidal tendency? Can you give me the link because I must have missed it.

Anonymous said...

Anon 4:47pm - "It is because the accused himself told the police that he was suffering mild ADHD with suicidal tendency when he was young. As a precautionary measure, he was sent to IMH for assessment."

This poor guy does not even have access to his attorney. Since you believe that he was arrested for drug charges, not hacking offenses, the Singapore government probably does not have any physical evidence (e.g. computers). Are they now going to torture him at IMH into a confession? You know how that went in previous forced confessions.

Unless the Singapore government has physical evidence, it has little chance of proving the case. The Messiah could have launched an attack through any hijacked computer, even from your computer. Check with any computer security professionals if you have any doubt.

This would have been a serious civil rights violation in the US. Yes, civil rights violations happen everywhere, even in Singapore.

- Xmen

Ghost said...

There's no reason for the Singapore government to torture anyone for hacking. Let's be serious here; it's hacking.

Anonymous said...

There's no reason for the Singapore government to deny an alleged hacker access to his attorney and to lock him up at a mental hospital against his will. Let's be serious here; it's hacking.

- Xmen

Ghost said...

Which is why I say the Singapore police need to give more info on the matter. Personally I can't how defacing some websites (even government ones) can be considered a serious crime, so I just can't believe torture will be used. I mean it's hacking, not murder.