KUALA LUMPUR – The parties involved in Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal’s suit against rapper Ariz Ramli, or more popularly known as Caprice, are trying to settle the defamation case amicably between them before the trial begins on October 4, 2023 at the sessions court here.
Counsel Puteri Ummi Kartini Abd Latiff representing SM Faisal said if the matter is not resolved, the court will proceed on the set date, October 4 to 6 next year, to hear the case.
“Case management is set for July 3, 2023 for further directions,” she said when contacted after the online case management before Judge Azian Othman which was also participated by counsel Harjoth Singh, representing Ariz.
SM Faisal filed a suit against the rapper on August 15 for allegedly uploading a defamatory posting on his Instagram linking the businessman to the case of his ex-wife, Emilia Hanafi.
In the statement of claim, SM Faisal as the plaintiff said that on June 27, the Kuala Lumpur Shariah High Court had ordered Emilia to serve seven days in prison after she was found to have failed to comply with the court’s commitment order.
SM Faisal claimed that on June 28, Ariz, the defendant, defamed the plaintiff or the shariah court by uploading a defamatory post on Instagram containing an allegedly slanderous message – which meant, among other things, that he was a cruel and reckless man who wanted to imprison his ex-wife in addition to being inconsiderate and acting aggressively towards women or children.
The plaintiff is seeking general, punitive, exemplary, and aggravated damages and costs in addition to an injunction order requesting the defendant to remove and delete the defamatory post. – Bernama, December 27, 2022
