Rafizi instructs lawyers to sue Ramanan, says minister’s graft claims crossed defamation line

Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli is pursuing legal action against Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R.

Ramanan for defamation, following Ramanan's accusations of corruption.

Rafizi has provided his legal team with materials from Ramanan's press conference, asserting a strong basis for a lawsuit under defamation laws.

The ongoing dispute stems from previous allegations by Rafizi that implicate Ramanan in a bribery case involving a significant financial sum.

The situation also involves discrepancies with statements made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament regarding legal proceedings initiated by Ramanan.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 23 — Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has instructed his lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan over corruption allegations the latter made against him yesterday.

In a statement today, Rafizi said he had handed the video and transcript of Ramanan’s press conference to his legal team.

“They believe there are strong grounds to bring a lawsuit against R. Ramanan, as his statements at the press conference crossed the boundaries set by the country’s defamation laws,” he said.

Rafizi said Ramanan, who is also PKR vice-president, had made various allegations against him at the press conference, including accusing him of involvement in corruption.

Rafizi had previously named Ramanan as the PKR MP who allegedly accepted a RM9.5 million bribe to settle a case involving what he described as the “corporate mafia”.

He said yesterday’s press conference confirmed that Ramanan had never filed a lawsuit over that claim, and that the minister had reiterated he would not do so, despite earlier threatening to sue anyone who implicated him.

“If R. Ramanan refuses to sue me, his press conference yesterday has now opened the way for me to take him to court over the allegations he made against me,” Rafizi said.

He added that the legal action was also appropriate as Ramanan continued to evade several corruption allegations concerning him.

Rafizi also said Ramanan’s press conference showed that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s statement in Parliament this week, which claimed Ramanan had initiated court proceedings, was untrue.

He said he would leave it to MPs to take the next step of referring Anwar to Parliament’s Rights and Privileges Committee.

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前经济部长拿督斯里拉菲兹南利正在对人力资源部长拿督斯里拉菲兹采取法律行动。

拉马南因诽谤罪被起诉，此前拉马南指控他人腐败。

拉菲兹已向其法律团队提供了拉马南新闻发布会的材料，声称这是根据诽谤法提起诉讼的有力依据。

这场持续不断的争端源于拉菲兹之前的指控，这些指控牵涉到拉马南一起涉及巨额资金的贿赂案。

此事还涉及与首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣在国会就拉马南提起的法律诉讼所作声明的矛盾之处。

八打灵再也，10月23日讯——前经济部长拿督斯里拉菲兹·拉姆利已指示其律师对人力资源部长拿督斯里拉马南提起诽谤诉讼，原因是后者昨日对他提出了贪污指控。

拉菲兹今天发表声明称，他已将拉马南新闻发布会的视频和文字记录交给了他的法律团队。

他说：“他们认为有充分的理由对 R. Ramanan 提起诉讼，因为他在新闻发布会上的言论已经越过了该国诽谤法的界限。”

拉菲兹表示，拉马南（同时也是人民公正党副主席）在新闻发布会上对他提出了各种指控，包括指控他参与腐败。

拉菲兹此前曾指认拉马南是人民公正党国会议员，据称他收受了 950 万令吉的贿赂，以了结一起他所说的“企业黑手党”案件。

他表示，昨天的记者招待会证实，拉马南从未就该指控提起诉讼，而且这位部长重申他不会这样做，尽管他之前曾威胁要起诉任何牵连他的人。

拉菲兹说：“如果拉马南先生拒绝起诉我，那么他昨天的记者招待会现在为我打开了一条道路，我可以就他对我提出的指控将他告上法庭。”

他还补充说，由于拉马南继续逃避多项针对他的腐败指控，采取法律行动也是恰当的。

拉菲兹还表示，拉马南的新闻发布会表明，首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣本周在国会发表的声明（声​​称拉马南已提起诉讼）是不真实的。

他说，是否将安华移交国会权利与特权委员会，将由议员们决定。

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