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Man jailed for 17 years for marrying with two sisters on the same day
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A man has been tossed in the clink
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
for 17 years for marrying with two sisters on the same day, the provincial Appellate Court of Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
said on Wednesday.

A judicial hearing was organized and chaired by the Nangarhar Appellate Court chief Abdul Wali Qazizada to review the case.

According to a statement by the Nangarhar Appellate court, the man was sentenced to 17 years in jail while his father was awarded a jail term of 16 years.

Another suspect who was also accused of forcing one of the two sisters into the marriage was also sentenced to 16 years in jail.

The man identified as Khan had reportedly married with the sister of his wife after he claimed that his wife was not virgin.
The Appellate Court of Nangarhar says the verdict is not final and convicts can apply for an appeal in the next court hearing.

The man identified as Khan had reportedly married with the sister of his wife after he claimed that his wife was not virgin.

Khan was earlier awarded a jail term of 18 years by a primary court in Nangarhar after the case was reviewed in the month of May this year.

The primary court had also awarded jail terms of 17 years to two his lover companions while the prayer leader who had organized the Nikah was tossed in the clink
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for seven years.

However,
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the Appellate Court pardoned him during the second court hearing after finding that the Mullah Imam was not aware when the second sister was forced to marry with the man.

The man had married with the two sisters last year in Khewa district and was enjugged
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after reports regarding the forced marriage went viral and was widely condemned.
Posted by: Fred 2017-12-30
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