KUALA LUMPUR: A chief commercial officer of an e-wallet company pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Monday (April 6) 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 application account on another person’s mobile phone without authority, knowing that such access was unauthorised. The alleged offence took place at Jalan Changkat Hartamas, Sentul, on Jan 11, 2025. 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 at RM8,000 with one surety, maintaining the condition that the accused must not interfere with prosecution witnesses.

Source: The Star April 06, 2026 14:59 UTC