{
  "id": 16293946,
  "title": "Farhash files second defamation suit against Rafizi over podcast remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/farhash-files-second-defamation-suit-against-rafizi-over-podcast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:34:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1562519/farhash-files-second-defamation-suit-against-rafizi-over-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Businessman Datuk Seri Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak has filed a second defamation lawsuit against former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli over allegedly harmful comments made about him on a podcast. The lawsuit was filed on October 23, with court documents now being processed for delivery to Rafizi. According to Farhash's lawyer, Rajan Navaratnam, the legal action stems from a three-hour and 14-minute podcast titled \"Dari Umno ke PKR: Zetrix – Kerajaan Bertukar, Kroni Berpindah?\" which was published on Rafizi's YouTube channel on October 16. The podcast discussed Farhash's alleged business interests, corporate relationships, connections to political figures, and accusations of cronyism and improper government procurement. Rajan stated that this is Farhash's second legal challenge against Rafizi, as the businessman maintains that the repeated publication of defamatory statements is made with malicious intent and harms his reputation. Farhash's legal team emphasized that they will handle the matter through the appropriate legal process based on evidence and applicable law, and will not engage in public disputes over the case.",
  "summary": "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Farhash files defamation suit against Rafizi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/farhash-files-defamation-suit-against-rafizi",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:06:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}