KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21 -- Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said he will move ahead with legal action against social media personality Caprice, after the influencer failed to apologise within the time frame he was given.

Rafizi said Caprice's online posts had the effect of alleging he held vested interests in his own firm, Invoke Solutions Sdn Bhd.

"Questions delivered as accusations or insinuations cannot be used as an excuse to evade legal action under defamation laws.

"In fact, elements such as innuendo and implied sarcasm can also be taken into account by the court when determining whether a statement is defamatory," he said on his Yang Berhenti Menteri (YBM) podcast alongside moderator Haziq Azfar Ishak yesterday.

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