January 20, 2006
Malaysian Senator fined for cell phone divorce
Malaysia's Islamic court has fined a senator $ 145 for divorcing his wife through cell phone via SMS and voice mail message, reports The Times of India.
" The senator, Kamaruddin Ambok, 52, who had resorted to the high-tech style of divorcing five years ago, was given a stern lecture on the sanctity of marriage by judge Zainor Hassin, who fined him for the offence."
Picture left from the BBC
According to an article in C/Net Asia last August, "Malaysian authorities overturned Islamic Syariah Court's ruling that allows Muslims to end marriages through mobile text messages. Divorce via impersonal channels like SMS, e-mails, letters, faxes and telephone calls will not be validated by the Muslim court."
Related articles:
-- Malaysian Muslims and divorcing by SMS in the news again
--Divorce via SMS, face a fine: M'sia
-- Don't give out divorce papers, departments warned
-- Mobile divorce unacceptable, says Malaysia (BBC)
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