Malaysian royal wins damages from wife
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March 12, 2010, Friday
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A MALAYSIAN prince was awarded 6 million ringgit (US$1.8 million) in damages yesterday in a defamation suit against his teenage wife who accused him of sexual and physical abuse after fleeing home to Indonesia.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court awarded the sum to Tengku Fakhry Ismail Petra, but he is not likely to receive any payment unless he initiates legal proceedings in Indonesia against his wife, who has so far refused to return or recognize court rulings made in Malaysia.
The royal scandal surfaced in May when Manohara Odelia Pinot, a well-known socialite in Indonesia, left Tengku Fakhry in what she claimed was a dramatic escape from a hotel while accompanying her husband's family on a trip to Singapore. Pinot married the prince from Malaysia's northern Kelantan state in 2008 after she turned 16.
Pinot and her mother told Indonesian media that Tengku Fakhry, 32, held her captive and treated her as a sex slave. She also alleged she was tortured during their marriage.
The High Court ruled in Tengku Fakhry's favor in November and announced the compensation award yesterday after Pinot failed to appoint lawyers in Malaysia to represent her.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court awarded the sum to Tengku Fakhry Ismail Petra, but he is not likely to receive any payment unless he initiates legal proceedings in Indonesia against his wife, who has so far refused to return or recognize court rulings made in Malaysia.
The royal scandal surfaced in May when Manohara Odelia Pinot, a well-known socialite in Indonesia, left Tengku Fakhry in what she claimed was a dramatic escape from a hotel while accompanying her husband's family on a trip to Singapore. Pinot married the prince from Malaysia's northern Kelantan state in 2008 after she turned 16.
Pinot and her mother told Indonesian media that Tengku Fakhry, 32, held her captive and treated her as a sex slave. She also alleged she was tortured during their marriage.
The High Court ruled in Tengku Fakhry's favor in November and announced the compensation award yesterday after Pinot failed to appoint lawyers in Malaysia to represent her.
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