The Shah Alam Sessions Court has dismissed an application by rapper Caprice to stay the payment of RM220,000 in damages and legal costs awarded to independent preacher Ebit Lew.

SHAH ALAM: The Sessions Court today dismissed rapper Caprice’s application to stay payment of RM220,000 in damages and costs awarded to independent preacher Ebit Lew in a defamation suit involving statements made in 2023.

Judge Zuhrina Mohamed Nor rejected the application filed by Caprice, whose real name is Ariz Ramli, 40, in August following the court’s ruling against him over seven defamatory statements made through podcasts and video clips.

The court also ordered Caprice to pay RM2,000 in costs for the unsuccessful application.