geovalin Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 The wedding ceremony of a 36-year-old Australian man and his 25-year-old Cambodian bride was immediately halted yesterday by authorities in Kandal province’s Saang district for being “illegal.” Deputy district police chief Say Saravoan said the wedding was stopped because the couple had not obtained legal permission. The groom’s visa was also found to have expired. “Local authorities decided to stop their marriage because it was an illegal marriage. They did not have permission from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other related ministries,” he said. “In addition, they did not inform or write to our authorities but still tried to celebrate it, illegally. The Australian’s visa has also expired.” Andrew Chapman Clinton and his bride-to-be Ly Monyrath from Prek Balath Chhoeng village became engaged last week, according to Mr. Saravoan. Sok Veasna, a police officer with the provincial anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection unit, said that legal weddings between foreigners and Cambodians required permission from either the Foreign Affairs Ministry or the Interior Ministry. read more http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34752/australian---s----illegal----wedding-stopped/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Phew! Lucky guy! He was given reprieve at the last moment from a life sentence with heavy penalties for escaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Wouldn't really call that illegal. More like invalid. A village wedding with string tying etc in Thailand is not "illegal", more like it has no legal standing. Do Cambodians have similar village weddings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Illegal, is illegal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 hour ago, 12DrinkMore said: Phew! Lucky guy! He was given reprieve at the last moment from a life sentence with heavy penalties for escaping. Yes some guys get all the luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Well....Now he will have time to sober up and see the error of his ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sickpuppy Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Emster23 said: Wouldn't really call that illegal. More like invalid. A village wedding with string tying etc in Thailand is not "illegal", more like it has no legal standing. Do Cambodians have similar village weddings? DOES A BEAR SHIT IN THE WOODS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 A man has to get married sometime ....... ...he can't spend the rest of his life being happy........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 A vulgar post has been removed. In Cambodia as in Thailand, getting legally married involves registration with local authorities, while the wedding ceremony is a cultural event (and much longer/ elaborate than in Thailand) which does not make one legally married. Nonetheless -- and while I doubt there is any law on the books that prevents anyone from going through the cultural ceremony - it has become common for police to intervene and break it up if a foreigner is involved and the necessary permissions for (legal) marriage have not been obtained. Not coincidentally (I suspect), the process of getting the necessary legal approvals has become extremely expensive - 3 to 5 K USD being the norm and no one seems able to get around this. The MoFA aspect is OK but MoI has turned it into quite a little income generation project. As they also control the police I suspect word went out to make sure no wedding ceremonies are held without MoI clearance. In any case, given that Cambodian weddings spill over onto adjacent streets and also subject the entire neighborhood to extreme deafening noise, there is no way one can hold one without the knowledge and cooperation of the local police. Who are genrally given "tips" for facilitating crowd and traffic control etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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