Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said his clients will ‘take further action’ after the High Court order to pay businessman Farhash Wafa Salvador RM550,000 in damages for defamation. PETALING JAYA : Bersatu’s Badrul Hisham Shaharin and content creator Nurpais Ismail claim they were unaware of a defamation suit by businessman Farhash Wafa Salvador until they were alerted to the court decision to award the businessman RM550,000 in damages. Their lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, said both men were shocked upon reading reports on the court’s ruling. “They only found out about the existence of this suit after receiving various messages and also media reports shared by their acquaintances. He claimed the publications accused him of corruption, abuse of power, cronyism, and the misuse of political influence linked to government contracts and political figures.