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Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov has urged men to stop their wives from using WhatsApp after anger over a police chief's forced marriage to a 17-year-old spread on the messaging service:
"Lock them in, do not let them go out, then they will not post anything," Ramzan Kadyrov was quoted as saying. Mr Kadyrov had earlier backed a police chief's marriage to a 17-year-old, even though he was already married, in apparent violation of Russian laws. His chief of staff has since proposed legalising polygamy in Chechnya.
Mr Kadyrov, an authoritarian leader and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has in recent years outlawed the abduction of brides and underage marriage. He is also thought to be in favour of polygamy. His top aide Magomed Daudov said: "It all has to be in keeping with Sharia: But if a man can support more than one wife, then why not?"
Before Saturday's ceremony, local media reported that police chief Nazhud Guchigov, 47, had prevented Kheda Goylabiyeva from leaving her home and threatened her family with reprisals if they did not hand her over.Mr Kadyrov denounced discussion of the marriage on WhatsApp in comments broadcast on local state-run TV. "Stop. Behave like Chechens," he was reported as saying. "The family honour is the most important thing. Do not write such things. Men, do take your women out of WhatsApp." Last week he took to his Instagram account to criticise Russian media coverage of the marriage as "this fuss ordered by some liberals". "The girl's parents gave their blessing to this marriage," he claimed, arguing that reports to the contrary were filled with lies.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Friday May 22 2015, @05:55PM
In case you didn't know, you get half of her stuff too : ) Better to have a pre-nup.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 22 2015, @06:07PM
Contrast that with American society -- You let women say whatever they want to say and do whatever they want to do...
Imagine that, the Constitution of the US actually applies to everyone!
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 22 2015, @08:07PM
If the constitution is a feminist document, every copy of it should be burned.
You ignore the fact that men in the USA married 9 yr old girls till feminism happened in the mid to late 1800s.
But fine.
If the constitution is a feminist document, every copy of it should be burned.
I would rather have a little girl as a bride (or 2) than whatever completely useless and abrogated false rights supposedly exist on that parchment.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Zinho on Friday May 22 2015, @09:24PM
I was wondering when you were going to show up! Finally, a thread where your comments are on-topic!
If the constitution is a feminist document, every copy of it should be burned.
It's not a feminist document, it's a humanist one. We're just adopting a broader definition of "human" than was used in the past. Most Americans these days consider the inclusion of anyone whose species is homo sapiens sapiens under the umbrella of "humanity" to be appropriate. That includes a wide range of skin colors, sexual preferences, and a few genders as well. Sorry if that last one is giving you heartburn.
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