Married at Jheains without telling dad
Published on: Friday, May 29, 2015
Penampang: A father from Kg Togop here testified before the Native Court that a man and his family from Menumbok failed to honour the terms of the engagement between the man and his daughter.However, he failed to remember the dates of the meetings between the two families to discuss the marriage proposal except for September 27, 2014 stated in the engagement form which was signed by both parties and witnesses. However, the local village chief did not sign nor certified the form because the potential fiancé and family were not ready as they came empty handed.He claimed that the man agreed to dowry of RM1,500, one buffalo and RM10,000 for the wedding celebration cost but came back with only the dowry of RM1,500 which he did not accept on the advice of his village chief.
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He had given them reminders of their promises but came back with many excuses. He made a police report on March 11, 2015 when the daughter came home and was pregnant as a result of the couple staying together at Putatan.He alleged that the couple got married at Jheains (Sabah Islamic Affairs Department) and that the daughter's religion was changed without his knowledge.The plaintiff summed up by telling the court that he had no objection to their marriage at the Jheains as long as the traditional adat of the Kadazan is respected beforehand.The man as first defendant agreed with the plaintiff except the allegation that he had converted the daughter. He declared that she became a Muslim by choice on August 10, 2010 long before their liaison.
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He refuted a suggestion that he had married the girl at Jheains to avoid the native adat, but to avoid having an illicit relationship plus the fact that he could not afford the cost. He did not mention his present job.He countered the plaintiff's allegation that during the first meeting he was told to initiate the engagement, while the second meeting was supposed to be the engagement but the village head was not present.
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Their "sijil nikah"(marriage certificate) was dated January 19, 2015 and the bride's younger sister, named as Sharon, was told to inform the father about the "nikah", a fact he admitted as improper.He confirmed that the girl was pregnant as a result of their marriage.When asked by the court, he claimed that his family had come to negotiate on the wedding cost but the girl's family was angry after getting drunk.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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