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INDONESIA: The much-awaited law that bans unregistered marriages has not come into effect, but that has not prevented dozens in Pilangasari village in the East Java regency of Pasuruan from acting against the practice
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NDONESIA: The much-awaited law that bans unregistered marriages has not come into effect, but that has not prevented dozens in Pilangasari village in the East Java regency of Pasuruan from acting against the practice.
The people strove to prevent Utami, a widow with two children, from tying the knot with Pardi as an unregistered marriage, permissible under Islam, Antara reported on Saturday.
Pardi arrived along with cleric Suud who oversaw his marriage when residents pelted stones at Utami's house Friday evening. The attack forced the couple to postpone their wedding vows.
Village official Solehan said the residents had agreed to formalize a ban on unregistered marriage in a village regulation, imposing a Rp 2.5 million (US$250) fine on offenders.
