Malay prince sues Indonesian wife

[Coventina]

Source: BBC

A Malaysian prince is suing his Indonesian wife and her mother over their claims he tortured his teenage bride during their year-long marriage.

Tengku Temenggong Tengku Mohammad Fakhry, has filed a defamation suit in Malaysia's High Court.

He is seeking $30m (£18m) in damages from Manohara Odelia Pinot and her mother, the prince's lawyer said.

Ms Pinot returned to Indonesia in May and said Mr Fakhry had slashed her with razor blades and sexually abused her.

The 17-year-old alleged she had been held captive in her room and drugged whenever she complained.

She told Indonesian media that she escaped while accompanying the state royal family on a trip to Singapore and filed a police report in Indonesia shortly afterward.

The scandal has captured widespread media attention in both Malaysia and Indonesia.

Mr Fakhry's lawsuit accuses Ms Pinot and her mother, Daisy Fajarina, of concocting the allegations "out of spite... motivated by a desire of financial gains," the prince's lawyer, Mohamad Haaziq Pillay, said.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8160316.stm

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I'm interested in how this case turns out. It could be a watershed moment for the rights of women in SE Asia. (Assuming that the young lady & her mother are telling the truth).

[Bobbieo]

1. The lady might have a few razor blade scars to prove her charges

[Coventina]

2. It seems wrong to say, "That's what I'm hoping" but

that's, er, kind of what I'm hoping.

[Bobbieo]

3. And the prince wants $30 mllion!