[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Re: Fwd: [mediacare] 'Marriage gangs' prey on youths
- From: "RM Danardono HADINOTO" <rm_danardono@xxxxxxxx>
- To: ppiindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:55:41 -0000
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>
>
> dari milis mediacare
>
> aris, bagaimana para pengusung syariat islam
> melihat masalah ini?
>
> si penulis, seorang wartawati arab, menyoroti kebiasaan
> laki-laki arab teluk berwisata sex dengan cara kawin
> kontrak ke negara-negara berbiaya hidup rendah,
> terutama indonesia.
>
>
>
> >Published: 06/16/2006 12:00 AM (UAE)
> >
> >'Marriage gangs' prey on youths
> >By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent
> >
> >Riyadh: With the beginning of the summer holidays, a
> >large number of Arabs, especially from the Gulf
> >states, are travelling to tourist destinations in
> >various parts of the world, especially in the Far
> >East, looking to
> >enjoy themselves and relax.
> >
> >Most of them want to enjoy their holidays in
> >picturesque places, visiting historical monuments and
> >taking in the culture.
> >
> >Some of them, however, will want to take advantage of
> >the opportunity to try out temporary marriages. They
> >prefer Indonesia over other countries, mainly
> >because of the low cost of living there.
> >
> >This has resulted in the mushrooming of marriage
> >bureaus in Jakarta and other major Indonesian cities
> >in recent years.
> >
> >Organised gangs have also grown up who prey on Arab
> >tourists and try to lure them with promises of
> >low-cost marriages and then cheating them.
> >
> >Several Saudi youths, who became prey to these gangs,
> >shared their bitter experiences with Gulf News.
> >
> >They were lured by the false promises of the gang
> >members of "marriages to beautiful young women under
> >18 at cheap rates."
> >
> >In most cases, their brides abandoned them and ran
> >away within few days of the marriage.
> >
> >When they then contacted the marriage bureaus, the
> >employees washed their hands of blame saying that it
> >was not their responsibility to ensure that
> >their brides stayed with them.
> >
> >According to the youths, who declined to be named,
> >marriage 'mafias' are common in Jakarta, and their
> >activities pivot mainly around places that Arabs
> >frequent.
> >
> >The gang members introduce themselves as
> >representatives of licensed marriage bureaus and offer
> >marriage proposals.
> >
> >The marriage ceremonies are then held at marriage
> >bureaus in the presence of a licensed marriage notary
> >and two witnesses. The dowry normally ranges
> >between two to three million Indonesian Rupiah
> >(Dh1,000-1,500).
> >
> >One of the Saudi youths, who was cheated by the gangs,
> >told Gulf News:
> >"While I was taking my meals at an Arab restaurant in
> >Jakarta, I heard some young men asking whether anybody
> >wanted to get married to beautiful young girls. I did
> >not pay any attention to them in the beginning.
> >
> >"When they repeated the offer for the third time, I
> >was interested and expressed my willingness.
> >
> >"They then took me to a marriage bureau and I was
> >introduced to a man called Haider.
> >
> >"After a short while, Haider paraded five young women
> >in front of me and asked me to select one. When I had
> >chosen one of them and agreed on a dowry
> >of four million rupiah (Dh1,468), the marriage notary
> >appeared with witnesses and solemnised the marriage
> >ceremony," he said.
> >
> >"When I took my bride to a nearby hotel, she was
> >clearly bewildered.
> >While I was trying to be friendly with her, she asked
> >me if she could go out to the nearby pharmacy to buy
> >some medicine and I agreed not knowing that she would
> >never return," the young man said.
> >
> >The same was the case with another Saudi youth but
> >with a slight difference. He went to the marriage
> >bureau and told the story of his wife's disappearance.
> >
> >The bureau staff members promised to help him find
> >her. On leaving the building, he saw his bride going
> >into the same office in the company of some other
> >girls in order to be paraded in front of the new
> >"victims".
> >
> >When he tried to stop her, the security guards held
> >him and the door was slammed shut.
> >
> >Some of the Saudi victims managed to lodge complaints
> >with the police.
> >
> >A policeman was sent with the youths to the marriage
> >bureau in search of Haider but the police could not
> >trace him and the staff at the bureau told the police
> >that he was not "in sight".
> >
> >http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Saudi_Arabia/10047310.html
>
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