(NST) INDONESIAN teenager Mano-hara Odelia Pinot plans to take legal action in Malaysia against her husband, Kelantan prince Tengku Temenggong Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, for alleged physical abuse.
The family appointed a Malaysian lawyer on Sunday night.
"We have appointed a Malaysian lawyer Mohamed Zaini Mazlan. We plan to file a suit in the civil court as well as the syariah court," Daisy Fajarina, the mother of Manohara, told the New Straits Times.
"The suits will be filed as soon as possible. We leave it to the lawyer to handle the case," Fajarina said.
Manohara fled from her husband on May 31 while in Singapore and returned to Jakarta.
She alleged her husband had physically and sexually abused her and that she was injected with tranquillisers when she protested his treatment of her.
A medical examination in Jakarta allegedly concluded she had been repeatedly slashed with sharp objects on her chest and had been burnt with a cigar on her forehead.
Manohara has also said she wants to divorce her husband.
When contacted in Kuala Lumpur, Zaini said Manohara had sought his advice on her rights.
"Manohara had sought advice on her rights under the syariah law and the civil courts in Malaysia.
"And we have advised her on her rights."
He declined further comment.
Tengku Fakhry also recently filed a police report against Manohara over her allegations.
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