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    Muslim couples in Yala who show affection could be arrested and forced to marry

    Muslim unmarried couples in the southern Thai province of Yala could be arrested, and even forced to wed immediately by Islamic authorities, if they are seen being ‘affectionate’ in public. The new rule was set by the Yaha Central Mosque last month, according to Khaosod English.


    It’s unclear what types of public displays of affection are considered inappropriate, but apparently even talking together can get a Muslim man and woman arrested. The imam of the Yaha Central Mosque told Khaosod English reporters that if a muslim man and woman are talking, then a third person should be present. Holding hands, kissing or hugging are strictly forbidden.


    Under the new rule, unmarried Muslims are prohibited from displaying “actions of a couple” or “adulterous acts.” Those who break the rules can potentially be ordered to get married at the local mosque after a meeting with the parents and local Imam. Violators can also be arrested by police and charged for sexual obscenity which carries a maximum penalty of 5 to 20 years.


    So far, no one has been arrested or forced to marry under the draconian local codes. A couple was seen whispering to each other in public, but the Imam says they were berated at the mosque and told “not to do it again”.

    The restrictions were intended to keep teenagers out of trouble, a mosque committee member told Khaosod. Apparently, many teenagers in the area have been doing illicit drugs and drinking kratom. The committee member says some of their gatherings have even become violent and there was a shooting at a local gas station.


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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    ...according to Khaosod English.

    ... told Khaosod English reporters ...
    Police are Enforcing Islamic Law in Yala, Targeting Couples

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    ...if theyÂ’re talking one-on-one, the police will arrest them
    So what? The conversation is very one sided anyway, and soon the female will be arrested for the rest of her life anyway.
    I guess we should only feel sorry for the poor male.

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    Muslim unmarried couples in the southern Thai province of Yala could be arrested, and even forced to wed immediately by Islamic authorities, if they are seen being ‘affectionate’ in public.


    What utter bollocks.

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    Violators face both civil and criminal punishments – unmarried couples caught in the act could be made to marry immediately by the Islamic authorities and then charged with public obscenities, which carries a prison term. It is still unclear what offenses fall under the ban, which is being enforced in one of Yala’s districts, but a senior cleric said they include a conversation between a man and a woman.

    The rule was implemented by the mosque in Dec. 2019. It states that unmarried men and women who “display actions of being a couple or adulterous acts, either in public or private spaces” would be punished by the police and the religious authorities in the district.

    The offending couple would also be married at the local mosque, with their parents and local imam summoned first for a discussion, according to the order. The local police in Yaha would then be brought to prosecute the couple for sexual obscenity, which carries a maximum penalty of five to 20 years.

    A committee member of the Yaha Mosque said restrictions on physical contact between unmarried couples is for their own good.

    “We’re not preventing people from communicating or talking. But if they are talking, then there should be a third party,” Sutimat Mahamad, imam of the Yaha Central Mosque said Sunday. “If there is a third party, we will not get involved at all. But if they’re talking one-on-one, the police will arrest them.”





    Photo released by Yaha Police Station reportedly shows security officers patrolling at night to look for unmarried couples who behave inappropriately in public. Image: Sayutee Kateh / Facebook




    islam, bringing the stone age to a community near you soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bozo633 View Post
    Utter bollocks. Provinces can't introduce their own criminal laws based on religion.

    They are not criminals they are Muslims, and they have a beautiful functioning Shari'ah court.
    Some people also call it a creeping cancer which slowly takes over the body....ahemm country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
    They are not criminals they are Muslims, and they have a beautiful functioning Shari'ah court.
    Some people also call it a creeping cancer which slowly takes over the body....ahemm country.
    You 7th century throwback

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    Residents have been complaining that the young men and women, and teenagers are committing wrongful acts that make religious leaders and local leaders worried,” he said. “We will apply sharia first. If sharia does not work, then we will use the law.”
    from Nevernas link.

    it is being enforced by the imams in the mosque, i.e the local sharia court.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bozo633 View Post
    Can you produce any evidence of these courts existing and having any power or are you a dribbling Islamophobic?
    It says so right in the quoted article or are you a dribbling idiot?

    Sharia law runs parallel with, but is subordinate to, their common law

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Apparently, many teenagers in the area have been doing illicit drugs and drinking kratom. The committee member says some of their gatherings have even become violent and there was a shooting at a local gas station.
    So stopping couples from holding hands or kissing will solve all those problems?


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    Khalwat, mate . . . the beginning of the end. It exists in Malaysia as well, under Sharia law - luckily only ever acted upon in the backward state of Kelantan

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    I didn't know kratom was against sharia . Jesus

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    I didn't know kratom was against sharia . Jesus
    Three fuck-ups in one short sentence - not bad, Skidmark. You keep mentioning kratom wherever you can . . . being 'edgy' again

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bozo633 View Post
    Can you produce any evidence of these courts existing and having any power or are you a dribbling Islamophobic?
    I'll give you a hint Bozo (that name does fit you nicely).
    1.Google
    2.search
    3. enter Yala Sha'ria

    Think you can handle that Bozo?

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    Bozo the clown has been zapped. He is no more.

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    Yup, he gone . . . no mo

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    Bozo the clown has been zapped. He is no more.

    Who was it ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Who was it ?

    You really are thicker than pig shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    You really are thicker than pig shit.
    And pig shit is thick . . .


    Humour him.


    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Who was it ?
    smeg on his constant trials getting back here

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