Although Not Yet Registered By The State, The Attorney Calls Rizky Febian And Mahalini's Marriage Legal

JAKARTA - Rizky Febian's attorney, Markus Hadi Tanoto, tried to explain the status of his client's marriage which was rumored to be still in a series because it had not been registered as a state.

Markus explained that the administration of the Mahalini convert to Islam has not yet been completed. This is finally one of the reasons his client's marriage documents have not been completed.

"Technical problems, in general, I clarified first. That Mahalini had converted to Islam on May 10. She converted to Islam on the 8th. So, there are administrative problems that must be resolved. Maybe on the 10th it has not been completed. That's an obstacle, one of them," said Markus Hadi Tanoto at the South Jakarta Religious Court, Monday, November 4.

When asked about unregistered marriages, Markus firmly said that his client's marriage was religiously legal.

"(Marriage) is religiously legal. It's just that there are technical problems. That's why we submitted an application. That's why yesterday the Ministry of Religion said that Rizky had submitted itsbat," he explained.

Then regarding the existence of a marriage book that should have been issued by the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA), Markus argued that the marriage book is not a reference for marriage, it is considered legal or not.

"You can find out when the marriage book makes one of them a reference there. The legal requirement for the marriage is clear, there is a bride, there is a dowry, there is a guardian, there is a witness, there is a qabul consent like that," explained Markus Hadi Tanoto.