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Marriage Again, jailed Malaysian politician

KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com - Having a second wife is not always pleasant. The proof, the religious court in Malaysia's jailed for one month to a politician for having married a second wife without the consent of his first wife.

Muslims are allowed to marry again to have four wives. This action became increasingly popular after Polygamy Club. However, a man must ask permission from his wife before marrying a second wife, and his wife must agree to the marriage her husband.

With the permission and approval of the first wife, a new second marriage are considered legitimate. The politician, Bung Mokhtar (51), is vice chairman of the Barisan Nasional coalition that has ruled Malaysia for 52 years.

Besides the prison sentence, he was also fined 1000 ringgit, or about USD 2.8 million. Besides man, his second wife, also a 31-year-old artist, Zizie Izette Abdul Samad, was also sentenced to a fine.

Malaysia has two legal systems, namely the secular system and the Islamic system in places where the majority are Muslims.