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20 women detained for soliciting `kawin kontrak'
BOGOR: About 20 women allegedly soliciting themselves for kawin kontrak (unregistered or contractual marriage) were arrested by Cisarua Police in several places in Bogor on Friday morning
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BOGOR: About 20 women allegedly soliciting themselves for kawin kontrak (unregistered or contractual marriage) were arrested by Cisarua Police in several places in Bogor on Friday morning.
The women would come to villas and boarding houses in Warung Kaleng and Gang Sempit in Puncak, soliciting themselves to mostly Arab-descent people who were on vacation in the area.
One of the women, Aryati, told vivanews.com the kawin kontrak season started next month.
Unregistered marriages are widespread in Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim nation, because they are still recognized under religious law. By pronouncing talaq (divorce in Arabic) three times, a husband can annul the marriage under Islam.
Critics said such practice was actually prostitution that abused religious beliefs. - JP
