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Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said Manohara Odelia Pinot should give evidence that the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia did not help her. (JG Photo)

Ministry Tells Manohara to Back Up Claim

Provide proof of your allegations or face the consequences. That was the Foreign Ministry’s message to 17-year-old Indonesian-American model Manohara Odelia Pinot on Friday after she claimed that the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia did not assist her when she was allegedly abused by her Malaysian prince husband.

If she cannot provide proof that the embassy let her down, she should apologize, Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said, adding that Manohara could face a possible defamation suit.

Manohara’s escape from her husband’s family in Singapore on May 31, along with claims that she had been kidnapped and sexually abused, have made her story a nonstop media event.

The young woman has said that the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur did not come to her aid when she was being abused by her husband, Kelantan prince Tengku Temenggong Muhammad Fakhry.

“Manohara should give evidence that our embassy did not help her, otherwise she may be sued for defamation,” Faizasyah said. “Our embassy in Malaysia has always helped those who need diplomatic assistance.”

He said that Manohara should also provide evidence of the sexual and physical abuse she has claimed to have endured so that legal proceedings against the prince could move forward.

Meanwhile, there was still confusion surrounding the issue about whether Daisy Fajarina, Manohara’s mother, was on Interpol’s wanted list, as some news portals and blogs have reported.

The National Police said on Friday they had not received an Interpol “red notice” on Daisy in connection with her being wanted for allegedly abusing an Indonesian maid in France, where she lived with her ex-husband and Manohara until 2006.

The Interpol online database does not contain Daisy’s name and an Interpol spokesperson in France said the agency could not provide further information.

The spokesperson did say that some red notices are not made public and that the absence of a name did not mean the person was not wanted.

Police here said that there is no extradition agreement with France.

National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Sulistyo Ishak confirmed at a local press conference that Daisy had filed a complaint with the National Police last April against Manohara’s husband for allegedly kidnapping and abusing his wife.

He said there was little the police could do, however, since Daisy has refused to appear for questioning as a witness.

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