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COMMENT | Why pursue criminal defamation charge against Sofia Rini?
COMMENT | A 50-year-old woman, Sofia Rini Buyong, has pleaded not guilty to a criminal defamation charge under Section 500 of the Penal Code.

She is accused of defaming businessperson Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak via a video uploaded last April, where she alleged to have stolen money and transferred it to Turkiye and various African countries.

By claiming trial, she has rejected the indictment. Notably, Farhash has acquired Turkish citizenship, which many speculate was facilitated by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim due to his close relationship with... 


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