KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Datuk Seri Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak has initiated legal proceedings against former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli over allegedly defamatory statements made about him in a podcast.
Farhash's lawyer, Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam, said the writ and statement of claim were filed on Oct 23, with the court documents in the process of being served on Rafizi in accordance with the relevant procedures.
In a statement issued on behalf of his client, Rajan said the legal action stemmed from a podcast titled "Dari Umno ke PKR: Zetrix – Kerajaan Bertukar, Kroni Berpindah? | YBM #68", published on Rafizi's YouTube channel on Oct 16.
The podcast, which runs for about three hours and 14 minutes, contains statements concerning Farhash's alleged business interests, corporate relationships, purported links to political figures, and allegations relating to cronyism and government contract procurement.
