KUALA LUMPUR: Social media influencer Caprice (
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The payment followed the High Court's issuance of a writ of seizure and sale due to his previous failure to comply with the court order.
Lawyer Muniandy Vestanathan, representing shipping company chief executive officer Datuk Seri R Jeyenderan, confirmed that Caprice, whose legal name is Ariz Ramli, had deposited the full amount into his client's law firm account.
“We received a total of RM8,320 from Caprice. Court orders are not suggestions. They are binding directives meant to ensure fairness, order and the proper administration of justice. It is the litigant’s duty to comply with the Court Order,” said Muniandy.
The payment was made a day after two court bailiffs attempted to execute the writ at Caprice’s former residence in Mont Kiara.
The execution was unsuccessful as the apartment management informed them that his tenancy had expired last year and he had since vacated the premises.
Dated Dec 3, 2025, the writ was issued by High Court senior assistant registrar Qasiratul Jannah Usmani Othman against Caprice, pursuant to an order obtained by Jeyenderan.
On Oct 15 last year, High Court Judge Roslan Mat Nor, who granted Jeyenderan an inter partes injunction in his defamation suit against Caprice, also ordered the influencer to pay RM8,000 in costs within two weeks. This payment was not made.
Jeyenderan filed the suit on July 21, 2025, claiming that on July 10, 2025, the defendant had made several posts on Instagram, which included photographs and videos of him, allegedly linking him to criminal activities, gangsterism and armed threats, without any credible evidence.
He is seeking RM3 million in damages for reputational harm, special damages, general damages and exemplary damages, along with costs and any other relief deemed appropriate by the court.
