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Huh??? Is Polygamy Legal in Thailand?

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If polygamy is legal in Thailand, that's a new one to me. Apparently it is provided one is a Muslim. The following appears in THE NATION:

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Aree Defends Sonthi

 

Interior Minister Aree Wongsearaya Saturday defended Council for National Security chairman Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin against allegations that he had broken the law by having two registered wives, saying that it was a personal matter.

 

Aree, who like Sonthi is a Muslim, was reacting to a call made on Thursday by an anti-coup group calling itself "Phirab Khao (White Dove) 2006" for Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to sack the junta leader for having allegedly registered two marriages.

 

The interior minister said it was a personal matter that should not be publicised. "They [the anti-coup group] should consider how they can restore harmony to the country rather than try to expose personal matters," he said.

 

Aree said he didn't know whether the Army chief had in fact registered two marriages, but added that whoever was raising the issue should desist because it was damaging rather than constructive.

 

"This government has the objective to solve the problems of the country; why do they have to create conflict rather than harmony? If they want to criticise, let's talk about the [government's] work" he said.

 

Aree said Muslim men could have four wives according to tradition.

 

"I have six wives while the CNS chief has only two, so it is nothing to talk about," he said.

 

The Nation

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Guest Pearl69er

Presumably it depends if he legally married them or just went through a religious ceremony which many Muslims do-I just read about a Muslim in Australia who has 4 wives and receives all their social security benefits but they aren't married by law.

 

Anyway what's the big deal-doesn't GayThailand have a harem ? :o

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