Her mother, Daisy, was previously married to Edy, an Indonesian, followed by American George Manz, who is the biological father of Manohara.
[4] Manohara met Tengku Fakhry in December 2006 at a dinner held by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia at time, Najib Razak.
Daisy pleaded with the Indonesian government and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) for help to get her abducted daughter back.
At a TV press conference on 31 May 2009, Manohara confirmed her mother's allegations that her husband, Tengku Fakhry, had abused her both emotionally and physically.
Kaligis, who offered his legal counsel, also withdrew from representing Manohara, citing difficulty in gathering evidence and cooperation.
Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry offered to assist and prepared to file a report to Malaysian police on Manohara's behalf, provided she produced all necessary evidence.
[18] If Manohara had returned to Malaysia or attended the court cases, she ran the threat of being kidnapped from her freedom again or lend credibility to a very biased.
Manohara has challenged prince Fakhry to submit another lawsuit in her home state of Indonesia, where his connections and influence would not lead to such a biased outcome.
He said he was forced to initiate legal proceedings to clear his name as the allegations of physical and sexual abuse were baseless and meant to disparage him in the eyes of the members of the royalty, the government and the public.
Her mother, Daisy Fajarina told that her family was prepared to face the consequences of ignoring the court order including Manohara losing her privileges as Cik Puan Temenggong Kelantan, nor will they pay back the so-called RM1 million debt.