KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The chief commercial officer of an e-wallet company pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of unauthorised access to a Merchantrade Asia e-wallet account on another individual’s mobile phone last year.
Sarveswaran Raja Gopal, 48, was accused of causing a computer to perform a function with the intent of accessing the Merchantrade app account on another person’s mobile phone without authority, knowing that such access was unauthorised.
The alleged offence took place along Jalan Changkat Hartamas, Sentul, on January 11, 2025.
He was charged under Section 3(1) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997, punishable under Section 3(3) of the same Act, which provides for a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM50,000, or both upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Anis Hakimah Ibrahim proposed bail at RM10,000 with one surety, along with conditions prohibiting the accused from interfering with prosecution witnesses and requiring monthly reporting to a police station pending disposal of the case.
Defence counsel Muniandy sought a lower bail, arguing that his client is the family’s sole breadwinner and not a flight risk.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi allowed bail of RM8,000 with one surety, subject to the condition that Sarveswaran must not interfere with prosecution witnesses. The court fixed May 11 for mention.
