Indonesia deports five Saudis after sham marriages

[oberliner]

Indonesia deports five Saudis after sham marriages

FORBIDDEN: The men were expelled after taking part in a scam whereby tourists marry local women on a short-term basis so they can have sex

Indonesia has deported five Saudi men for entering into short-term marriages with local women so they could have sex, a newspaper reported yesterday.
Seven Saudi men were arrested on Monday near the West Java resort town of Bogor, where short-term marriage contracts between Muslim tourists and local women, called kawin kontrak, are widespread, the Jakarta Post reported.

"This country forbids people from engaging in contractual marriages," Suharyanto, head of immigration in Bogor, was quoted as saying.

"Moreover, they have misused their tourist visas by getting married instead of just spending their time on vacation," he said.

The five Saudis were deported on Wednesday. Suharyanto, who, like many Indonesians, uses only one name, did not disclose the status of the remaining two arrested Saudis.

Kawin kontrak is a long-standing scam in Bogor through which Muslim tourists marry Muslim Indonesian women for as short as a few weeks so they can have sex.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2006/08/04/2003321778

[JackNewtown]

1. Just out of curiosity

Why were 5 sham marriages halfway around the world deemed worthy of a thread? I think I know the answer. ;)

[oberliner]

2. seemed like an odd/interesting story

Why is anything Ann Coulter says worthy of a thread? Beats me!

Glad you found this interesting enough to respond to though. :-)

[htuttle]

3. Didn't Zsa Zsa Gabor used to do the same thing?