Thursday, July 13, 2006

Man Is Fined Buffalo and Pig for Bigamy

An indigenous man in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo Island was fined a buffalo and a pig for breaking a tribal custom by secretly marrying a second wife.

The 39-year-old man was asked to compensate his first wife and children with a buffalo and a pig even though he agreed to dissolve the second marriage and return to his first wife and family.

"Indigenous custom doesn't normally punish men who marry a second time, but in this case, he did not get the permission of the first wife."

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