A 20-year-old detainee of the Penjaringan Police in North Jakarta married his 18-year-old bride on Wednesday, in a small ceremony held at the station’s musholla (prayer room).
20-year-old detainee of the Penjaringan Police in North Jakarta married his 18-year-old bride on Wednesday, in a small ceremony held at the station’s musholla (prayer room).
The wedding, attended by the bride and groom’s family members, was sanctioned by the Religious Affairs Office (KUA).
Penjaringan Police criminal division chief Comr. Mustakim said that the suspect, who was arrested on theft charges on March 7, would have to miss his honeymoon as he was to return to his cell to await his court hearing.
The suspect can face up to seven years in prison, he added.
Nawawi, a Muslim wedding officiant from the Penjaringan KUA, said that the wedding should be a wake-up call for the suspect to leave behind a life of crime.
“I hope that something like this won’t happen again, because fortune does not come from theft,” Nawawi said as quoted by kompas.com. (jlm)
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