Kuala Lumpur: A feud between two Malaysian princes has erupted in public with one of the royals saying he was held at gunpoint and badly beaten after a row at a nightclub.
Tunku Nadzimuddin Tunku Mudzaffar, 37, from the central state of Negri Sembilan gave a press conference last week to air details of the brawl and complain that his alleged attackers have not been charged.
His claims against a prince from southern Johor state have raised eyebrows in a country where it is highly unusual for the royal families to criticise each other openly.
Nine of Malaysia`s 13 states have royal families, and in a unique arrangement the monarchy rotates among them.
Tunku Nadzimuddin said he was out partying at a nightclub with friends last October after completing cancer treatment when a fracas broke out, allegedly involving bodyguards of the Johor prince.
He said he was then invited to a nearby hotel purportedly to receive an apology, but when he arrived he was held at gunpoint and received a beating which left him with a broken nose, while his friend was left unconscious.
Tunku Nadzimuddin demanded the police take action in the case, expressing disappointment that "nothing has been done" one year after he lodged a police report.
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