Rafizi to sue Wan Ahmad Fayhsal for defamation


KUALA LUMPUR: Rafizi Ramli has ordered his press secretary Mohamed Farhan Akmal Mohd Iqbal to lodge a police report against a PAS-friendly social media influencer using the handle @RichardPower_ for making false accusations.

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the Economy Minister denied the influencer's claims and insisted that he never paid any individual as was alleged.

"This person is said to be close to the PAS leadership and hiding behind a fake account on social media. The time has come for legal action to be taken to prevent such slander," he said.

In the post, Rafizi also shared a link to the influencer's allegations, claiming he had paid RM60,000 to another social media influencer.

In another post, Rafizi said he had instructed his legal team to begin the process of taking legal action against Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal.

Rafizi said the legal action was taken because Wan Ahmad Fayhsal was alleged to have openly defamed him by claiming that he had embezzled money from the Economy Ministry and paid it to cyber troopers.

"I have never sued anyone, but YB Machang's slander is a very clear case when brought to the court," he said. - Bernama

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