As the lawyers for the sultan of Kelantan filed a habeas corpus application today, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry, the third son of the Kelantan Sultan, explained in a supporting affidavit what transpired on Tuesday evening.

NONE Tengku Fakhry (right ) related in his 14-page affidavit he and his mother, the Royal Consort, were taking his father to Kota Bharu airport enroute to Singapore, only to end up in the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) in Kubang Kerian.

He claimed a group of 30 to 40 police special action squad personnel in balaclavas, and armed with submachine-guns stopped the vehicles in the royal entourage after they had left Istana Mahkota.

The prince related how the policemen had pointed their weapons at his mother and other passengers in the motor vehicle, and forcibly ordered them out.

He also claimed that His Royal Highness did not agree to be brought to the HUSM.

Tengku Fakhry, also related how, at the hospital, her mother was stopped by the armed men, who pushed her out of an elevator to separate her from her husband, but she managed to persevere and re-enter.

The prince also related how she was prevented by many police officers from following the Sultan to his room and when she demanded an explanation, none of the policemen were able to provide one.

He also claimed his mother was refused access to be with her husband but she managed to gain entry into the room.

>>> For more detailed account of the incident, read excerpts of Tengku Muhammad Fakhry's affidavit .